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Home / Resource / Initial National Communication under the UNFCCC – Papua New Guinea

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Initial National Communication under the UNFCCC – Papua New Guinea

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Date: 26 Feb, 2002
Author: Office of Environment & Conservation, Government of Papua New Guinea
Country: Papua New Guinea
Subject: National Communications
Type: Reports and Studies

This report identifies the following priority sectors for mitigation: energy, transport, forestry, and waste. Sector specific interventions identified in the report are the following: (1) Energy- renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduction of fuel imports, and financial incentives for pioneering industries (2) Transport- tax incentives (e.g., putting carbon tax on all petroleum or taxing vehicles according to size) and subsidies for public transport systems. (3)Forestry- tax incentives (e.g., tax forest concessions or tax sale of emission offset rights), subsidies to support communities and landowners to better manage their resources, research and development, integrated forestry management/agro-forestry management, and carbon sequestration initiatives. Waste: revise waste management legislation and guidelines, initiate education on recycling, composting, and waste reduction.

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