Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0.

The Republic of Moldova is committed to an absolute economy-wide target of a 71 percent reduction of its net GHG emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, instead of its unconditional absolute economy-wide reduction target of 70 percent committed in NDC 2.0. Thus, following Art. 4.3 of the Paris Agreement, Moldova’s NDC 3.0 reflects its highest possible ambition and represents progress beyond commitments made in NDC 2.0. The country’s absolute economywide target for 2035 is to reduce its net GHG emissions by 75 percent below its 1990 level.
The targets correspond to absolute economy-wide reductions compared to the reference year (1990) emissions. The geographic coverage is the same as shown by the country’s geopolitical boundaries (including the administrative territorial units on the left bank of the Dniester River). The Republic of Moldova intends to account for 100 percent of its national GHG emissions and removals for the reference year on a net-net basis.
The Republic of Moldova has included all categories of anthropogenic emissions or removals occurring in the Republic of Moldova in its NDC 3.0. No source, sink, or activity that was included in the NDC 2.0 has been excluded.
The development of more resilient energy infrastructure thus remains one of the priorities for Moldovan energy policy. To enhance security of gas supply, the national authorities are seeking to diversify gas supplies and create gas stocks for emergency situations or specific cases (especially natural gas shortages) by enabling the acquisition, creation, and use of gas stocks. In addition, Moldova aims to monitor methane emissions from the oil and gas sector more strictly and to reduce its total national methane emissions significantly through enhanced regulations by 2030.
The adaptation priorities by sector and actions are defined as follows: (a) upgrade the national disaster early warning system and civil protection capacity; (b) improve the resilience of the communities to adverse climate change effects, considering social and gender issues; (c) climate actions would not only contribute to boosting economic growth but also facilitate the structural transformation and modernization of the national economy; (d) economic diversification is expected to reduce the carbon intensity of the economy and provide protection against trade-related shocks induced by global decarbonization efforts; and (e) presenting also an important opportunity to develop sustainable enterprises and generate decent jobs.