Country: Samoa
Document: 2nd NDC

However, given the urgency of developing a Second NDC for Samoa, the Government of Samoa has used 2007 data throughout. 45 Samoa’s National GHG Inventory, 2007.Table 3.1: Mitigation targets, means, and requirements Sector Target46 Subsector Means Requirements Energy47 ▪ Reduce GHG emissions in the energy sector by 30 percent in 2030 compared to 2007 levels (or by 53 Gg CO e compared to the new reference year levels once the GHG emissions inventory is updated)48 Electricity ▪ Reach 100 percent renewable electricity generation by 2025 ▪ Implement and monitor energy efficiency programs ▪ Implement grid stabilization and network loss reduction programs ▪ Samoa will need external financial support to reach its renewable electricity target ▪ Samoa will need external financial support to implement energy efficiency projects, grid stabilization projects, and network loss reduction work Land transport ▪ Electrification of vehicles ▪ Shared electric micro mobility49 Samoa requires external financial support and technical assistance to support electrification of vehicles and shared electric micro mobility Maritime transport ▪ Develop shore side electricity supply for vessels and reviewing the energy efficiency of maritime transport ▪ Expand Samoa’s efforts to install solar panels on vessels ▪ Pilot the use of biodiesel on one of Samoa’s freight or passenger vessels ▪ Conduct studies to understand viability of low carbon maritime transport options ▪ Samoa can develop shore side electricity supply for at-berth vessels and review energy efficiency in the sector without external financial support ▪ Samoa requires external financial support to introduce renewable energy technologies to vessels ▪ Samoa requires external financial support and technical assistance to support projects to scope and develop low-carbon maritime transport options Tourism ▪ Implement and monitor a program to support energy efficient appliances ▪ Given the lack of visitors caused by COVID-19, Samoa’s tourism sector will require grant funding and external financial support to adopt energy efficient appliances Waste ▪ Reduce GHG emissions in the waste sector by 4 percent in 2030 compared to 2007 levels (or by 1.2 Gg CO e compared to the new reference year levels once the GHG emissions inventory is updated) ▪ Implementing landfill gas capturing technologies to Samoa’s landfills ▪ Samoa requires external financial support and technical assistance to implement landfill gas capturing technologies AFOLU ▪ Reduce GHG emissions in the sector by 26 percent in 2030 compared to 2007 levels (or by 35.2 Gg CO e compared to the new reference year levels once the GHG emissions inventory is updated) ▪ Improve agriculture practices through improved manure management and fertilizer use ▪ Reforestation, forest restoration, and promoting agroforestry ▪ Samoa requires external financial support and technical assistance to improve manure management, fertilizer use, support reforestation, forest restoration, and the expansion of agroforestry Note: Targets are informed by the emissions reduction potential of projects in the NDC Implementation Roadmap and NDC Investment Plan (including project pipeline), which has been developed alongside Samoa’s Second 46 Samoa’s last comprehensive GHG inventory was prepared in 2007.

Question: For what activities external support or funding is required?
Answer: Samoa requires external financial support and technical assistance to support projects to scope and develop low-carbon maritime transport options