National Comprehensive Green Transition Assessment Report for Moldova

The report evaluates Moldova's progress toward climate neutrality by 2050, identifying 'Some Progress' in most sectors but 'Little Progress' in zero pollution. Key challenges include heavy reliance on energy imports, outdated building stock, linear waste management, and a significant financing gap, while enablers include EU accession aspirations and international donor support.

• Moldova has set ambitious climate targets, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 70% below 1990 levels by 2030, which exceeds the EU's 55% interim target. However, the National Commission on Climate Change (NCCC) remains non-functional as of January 2025.
• The energy sector is the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 69.2% of total national emissions in 2022. Moldova remains highly dependent on energy imports, which accounted for 86.6% of its supply in 2022.
• Renewable energy expansion is slow; as of January 2024, renewables sourced 23.66% of energy consumption. The country has 423 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity and 154 MW of wind capacity, far below the 4,000 MW goal for 2050.
• The building sector accounts for approximately 60% of total final energy consumption, but renovation rates are below 1%, significantly trailing the EU's 3% target for public buildings. There are currently no formal national definitions for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) or Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB).
• Waste management is predominantly linear, with over 90% of municipal waste sent to landfills. Recycling rates are critically low at 10%, compared to the EU average of 48%.
• Moldova's 'Zero Pollution' readiness is rated as 'Little Progress' due to fragmented coordination, incomplete reporting via the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), and underdeveloped wastewater treatment, with 63% of wastewater remaining untreated.
• The agri-food sector contributes approximately 45% of total exports and 12% of GDP, but faces high vulnerability to climate shocks. Organic farming covers only 1.5% of total arable land, far below the EU target of 25% by 2030.
• Transport is the second-largest GHG emitter (30%), with emissions doubling between 1990 and 2020. The sector is dominated by road transport, with rail freight falling to 8.7% in 2023.
• Protected areas cover only 5.8% of Moldova's territory, and the Emerald Network covers 8.1%, both well below the EU's 30% target. The LULUCF sector has transitioned from a carbon sink to a net emitter due to deforestation.
• Moldova faces a massive climate finance gap, requiring a minimum of USD 8.3 billion to meet unconditional targets by 2030. Funding is heavily donor-dependent, with USD 2.7 billion in ODA-linked finance received between 2017 and 2022.
• Research and development (R&D) investment is extremely low, with gross domestic expenditure on R&D at only 0.23% of GDP in 2022, compared to an EU average of 2.2% in 2023.

APA

L., T., R., I., N., C., T., E., & V., L. (2025). National Comprehensive Green Transition Assessment Report for Moldova. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nationalcomprehensiveassessment-moldova.pdf

Chicago

L., Tammiste,, Iordanov, R., Ciobanu, N., Echim, T., and Lahtvee, V. National Comprehensive Green Transition Assessment Report for Moldova. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2025. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nationalcomprehensiveassessment-moldova.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{l2025national, author = {L., Tammiste, and R., Iordanov, and N., Ciobanu, and T., Echim, and V., Lahtvee,}, title = {{National Comprehensive Green Transition Assessment Report for Moldova}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nationalcomprehensiveassessment-moldova.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }