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The Cabinet of Ministers gave the green light for the implementation of the roadmap and strategic plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
The strategic initiative is geared towards realising Sri Lanka’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, as outlined in the updated Nationally Determined Contribution submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Sri Lanka, as a party to the Paris Agreement, has agreed to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050 through the updated Nationally Determined Contribution submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Accordingly, extensive consultations have been conducted with the relevant stakeholders to reach that goal. Through that, a team of experts has identified potential measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration needed to become a carbon-neutral country by 2050 and prepared the Carbon Net Zero-2050 Roadmap and Strategic Plan.
The proposal for the implementation of the said Roadmap and Strategic Plan presented by the Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
