Guide to Integrating Transport into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
This guidance serves to support national governments with developing their next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
The transport sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for 23% of energy-related CO2 emissions. NDCs are the main tool for implementing the Paris Agreement, through which governments set out their emissions reduction targets and actions to decarbonise across their economy and adapt to climate impacts. The third round of NDC submissions are due in February 2025. In these NDCs, governments will set out their ambitions and targets for emissions
reductions and adaptation to climate impacts towards 2035 and respond to the outcomes of the first Global Stocktake.
While 98% of NDCs include a mention of transport, only 33% include an emissions reduction target for the transport sector. This document serves as guidance for governments on how they could feature transport in their NDC 3.0 submissions. NDCs are by their nature, nationally determined, and therefore actions must align with different national circumstances, pathways and approaches as well as the Paris Agreement. Consequently, this
document is not prescriptive, but a comprehensive guide for governments to draw from and adapt in the development of their NDCs.
| Date of Publication | 20 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of Pages | 36 |
| Document |
 transport-ndc-guide.pdf |
| Publication Type | Guidelines/User Guide |
| Publisher | OECD/ITF |