Ethiopia's long-term low emissions and climate resilient development strategy (2020-2050).

Ethiopia's long-term low emissions and climate resilient development strategy (LT-LEDS) (2020-2050) will serve a critical role in implementing the common objectives under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) guidelines and the Paris Agreement; it also provides a structure for establishing milestones in Ethiopia’s National Development Contributions (NDC). The LT-LEDS has identified the (Business As Usual) BAU scenario and three Net Zero Emissions (NZE) scenarios.
For the NZE scenarios, the most important actions for reaching the net-zero target while delivering numerous additional socioeconomic benefits are: I. The creation of a carbon sink in the land use sector, particularly through reforestation, afforestation, forest restoration, and reduced deforestation. II. The electrification of end-use sectors—such as transport, residential, commercial, and industry—and replacing fossil fuels combined with expanding renewable power production. III. The reduction of livestock-related emissions using a range of interventions, such as increased productivity of livestock. IV. Agriculture-related interventions—such as enhancing sustainable agriculture practices, reducing preharvested losses, expanding perennial crops, and increasing areas under irrigation schemes—modernize Ethiopia’s agriculture systems, maintain and increase the number of jobs, provide opportunities for the young rural labor force, and potentially boost agriculture exports. V. Waste sector interventions—such as reducing waste per capita, waste at source, and wastewater emissions as well as significantly increasing the waste collection and recycling rates—provide a better quality of life for the people of Ethiopia, create more local businesses and jobs compared to the BAU scenario, improve the quality of urban areas, and reduce increased flood risk from clogged drainage systems. VI. IPPU-related interventions, such as improving the efficiency of product use and utilizing advanced technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS).