Earlier this month Rwanda submitted its new national climate plan – Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The plan aims to create essential tools to implement the Paris Agreement to cope with climate change.
The 10 major projects under the plan will amount to $2.4 billion over the next 10 years. The government of Rwanda will be a major financial contributor as well as NGOs, the Rwanda Green Fund and both domestic and international investors.
Some of the projects will focus on solar-powered solutions such as solar mini-grids, solar powered cook stoves, and solar irrigation solutions.
Around $900 million is slated for the integration of electric vehicles under an e-mobility program plans for the phased adoption of electric buses, autos and motorcycles from 2020 onwards.
The program also includes an energy from waste component to reduce methane gas emissions as well as various agriculture projects to reduce gas emissions from farming and livestock.