2050 Long-term Emission Reduction and Climate Resilient Strategy for Jamaica

Jamaica aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 73% below 2020 levels by 2050 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. The strategy focuses on deep decarbonisation of the electricity, transport, and industry sectors, alongside comprehensive adaptation measures for tourism, infrastructure, and agriculture. Implementation requires an estimated USD 6 billion (USD 5 billion for mitigation and USD 1 billion for adaptation) and a just transition for the workforce.

• Jamaica intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 73% below 2020 levels (7.25 MtCO2e) by 2050, with an indicative target to reach net zero emissions by 2060.
• The electricity sector targets 100% generation from renewable sources by 2050, including a full phase-out of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) capacity by 2035 and all fossil fuel generation by 2040.
• In the transport sector, Jamaica aims for electric vehicles (EVs) to comprise 67% of the passenger fleet by 2050 and plans to deploy at least 2,000 electric buses by 2040.
• Building sector milestones include replacing 100% of residential electric lighting with LED lamps by 2030 and phasing out new LPG cookers by 2050, reducing LPG use to 10% of 2020 levels.
• Industrial mitigation targets include reducing the clinker-to-cement ratio to 70% by 2030 and reducing sectoral energy intensity by 15% relative to 2020 levels by 2050.
• Forestry goals for 2050 include maintaining 'no-net-loss' forest cover plus an additional 3% of land covered by forest, and increasing mangrove cover by 4,000 hectares.
• Agricultural mitigation targets for 2030 include a 14% reduction in livestock emissions and a 20% reduction in ruminant animal methane emissions relative to 2020 levels.
• The total estimated cost for implementing the strategy between 2023 and 2050 is USD 6 billion, consisting of USD 5 billion for mitigation and USD 1 billion for adaptation.
• Jamaica identifies critical adaptation needs in tourism, where a 1-metre sea level rise is estimated to impact 8% of major resorts, and 18% of coastal infrastructure if the rise reaches 2 metres.
• The strategy emphasizes a 'just transition' for workers in fossil fuel-dependent industries, utilizing the ILO's four pillars: social dialogue, employment, skills development, and social protection.
• Jamaica plans to utilize Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to engage in carbon markets, identifying high-impact mitigation outcomes in intermittent renewables, battery storage, and low-carbon vehicles.
• The strategy incorporates gender mainstreaming through three principles: gender-responsive vulnerability assessments, equitable inclusion in decision-making, and gender-responsive access to climate finance.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). 2050 Long-term Emission Reduction and Climate Resilient Strategy for Jamaica. https://leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5169.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. 2050 Long-term Emission Reduction and Climate Resilient Strategy for Jamaica. 2023. https://leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5169.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute20232050, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{2050 Long-term Emission Reduction and Climate Resilient Strategy for Jamaica}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5169.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }