Fiji has announced it will raise its energy sector emissions reduction target from 30% to 36%.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka made the announcement during the UN Secretary-General’s Special High-Level Event on Climate Change, held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
“Fiji is firmly committed to harnessing indigenous forms of energy and the phasing out of fossil fuels,” said Prime Minister Rabuka in his address.
He emphasised that Fiji’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) represent the country’s blueprint for accessing international support, in the form of finance, technology, and technical expertise, to bolster its domestic efforts.
“Our NDC is our prospectus to support access to the means of implementation,” he said.
Fiji has also reaffirmed its goal of producing 100% of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2035, a key part of the nation’s climate strategy.
The Prime Minister took the opportunity to call out major carbon-emitting countries, urging them to act in accordance with international law and science, referencing the recent ICJ Advisory Opinion which confirms states’ legal obligation to mitigate climate change.
“Large polluters must take substantial, rapid, and sustainable measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. COP30 in Belém must be a turning point,” he stressed.
The high-level event served as a platform for countries to showcase their updated climate pledges ahead of COP30, which will take place in Belém, Brazil.
