Jordan’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0.

Jordan's NDC 3.0 is a multisectoral document aiming to achieve higher ambition in emissions reduction, learning from the challenges faced in NDC 2.0. Previous efforts showed that some technologies (like concentrated solar power and certain waste-to-energy projects) became economically obsolete. Waste mitigation underperformed, and industrial decarbonization had limited adoption. The need to strengthen data systems and monitoring frameworks for realistic targets was also identified. NDC 3.0 aims to surpass the 31% reduction threshold for its conditional targets. This is dependent on international partnerships and the integration of (i) green hydrogen; (ii) advanced energy-storage solutions; (iii) high-performance building standards; (iv) industrial efficiency measures. Furthermore, unconditional targets may exceed 5%, driven by domestic actions, including (i) accelerated electric-mobility adoption; (ii) distributed solar generation; (iii) decentralized battery storage systems; (iv) urban greening programs. The document's immediate implementation period is up to 2030. However, the NDC 3.0 also serves as the strategic starting point for embedding a 2050 net-zero trajectory within Jordan's national sectoral strategies.
The main objectives of the updated NDC are (i) enhanced ambition and emissions reduction, including (a) surpassing the 31% greenhouse-gas reduction target relative to 2010 levels, as already noted, and increasing unconditional targets to potentially exceed 5%; (b) establishing a Net-Zero trajectory starting from this NDC 3.0 within national sectoral strategies; (c) shifting to an economy-wide approach, moving from sector-specific actions to a holistic approach that integrates mitigation, adaptation, and resilience-building across all major sectors, including energy, transport, water, and industry; (ii) deepened adaptation and resilience, particularly regarding (a) water security, agricultural resilience, and urban heat mitigation, underpinned by nature-based solutions; (b) embedding climate resilience into essential services, such as water, agriculture, land use, and the health sector; (c) integrating climate security into national planning to ensure adaptation measures address the vulnerabilities of both displaced communities and host populations; (iii) strengthened transparency and governance by (a) facilitating clarity, transparency, and understanding requirements of the Paris Agreement; (b) expanding the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification system to include more sectors and finance-tracking elements; (c) strengthening the finance-tracking framework to ensure that financial flows are transparently monitored and consistent with a low-emission, climate-resilient development pathway, guided by the Central Bank of Jordan and the National Green Finance Strategy; (iv) inclusive stakeholder engagement and equity, embedding stakeholder engagement as a permanent feature of both the formulation and implementation processes, ensuring broad-based ownership.