Applying the ICAT Sustainable Development Methodology to Assess the Impacts of Promoting a Greater Sustainability of the Charcoal Value Chain in Mozambique

Sá Nogueira Lisboa, Rosta Mate, Américo Manjate and Almeida Sitoe
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Sá Nogueira Lisboa: Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo 1100, Mozambique
Rosta Mate: Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo 1100, Mozambique
Américo Manjate: Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo 1100, Mozambique
Almeida Sitoe: Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo 1100, Mozambique

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-28

Abstract: This study assesses greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions and sustainable development impacts connected to the nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMA) on sustainable charcoal production in Mozambique. The analysis covers the results of the ex-ante assessment of the NAMA potential contribution to the achievement of Mozambique’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target. The expected impacts show that the proposed actions tied to NAMA (e.g., introducing improved kilns, sustainable forest management, briquetting of charcoal waste and torrefaction) can cumulatively lead to emission reductions amounting to 314,521 ± 45,138 t CO 2 -eq (119% reduction) by 2025, and 442,706 ± 26,766 t CO 2 -eq (113% reduction) by 2030 at the national level, compared to a business as usual scenario. This shifting represents a transformation of the charcoal sector from a net source of emissions to net carbon sequestrating. The analysis also identifies a wide range of sustainable development cobenefits, including increased income, improved gender equity, job creation (23% increase by 2025, and 15% decrease by 2030), and increased revenue (USD 825,000 by 2025, and USD 1.6 million by 2030). The assessment process concluded that unless robust data collection, processing, and sharing is put in place, a full assessment of all direct and indirect environmental, social, and economic impacts cannot be comprehensively reported. Finally, we highlight the lessons learned and specific barriers for a robust monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of the given policy under the current MRV set up and available capacities.

Keywords: charcoal value chain; sustainable development goal; national determine action; enhanced transparency framework; greenhouse gas emission; charcoal production; biomass energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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