News 

quantifiable on the point of 

reference

Reference year

2016

Quantifiable information for 

benchmark indicators

6959 ktCO_2ndin  2016, of which:

NewCaledonia:5685 ktCO₂e;   French Polynesia: 1070  ktCO₂e;   Saint-Barthélemy: 91  ktCO₂e;   Saint Pierre Et Miquelon: 71  ktCO_2nd;   Wallis And Futuna: 42  ktCO_2nd

New Caledonia

Saint Peter and Miquelon

OCTs' greenhouse gas emissions in 2016 (ktCO2e)

French Polynesia

Wallis and Futuna

Saint Barthélémy

Objective for the 

Limiting the increase in emissions to 8.4%  in 2030  compared to 2016

reference

Data source used for 

quantify the reference point

Greenhouse gas inventories produced by the Centre Interprofessionnel Technique d'Etudes de la Pollution Atmosphérique (CITEPA)

Information on the circumstances under which the party 

can update the value of 

benchmarks

The base year emissions value is subject to update due to methodological changes in the development of greenhouse gas inventories in each of the territories. Work is underway to provide St Barthélémy with an individualized greenhouse gas inventory (its emissions are currently reported with those of Guadeloupe). This could change its emissions to the base year.

Time horizon and/or implementation period

Time horizon and implementation period

1  January  2021  -  31 December  2030

If the goal is 

expressed in a single year or on a multiannual basis

The target is expressed in a single year: 2030

Scope and 

blanket

General description of the objective

Absolute economy-wide emissions reduction target

Sectors and gas 

The NDC covers all gases and sectors covered by the country inventories and 

opened by the CDN

overseasterritories,i.e.:  

Sectors: energy processing, manufacturing, central waste treatment, residential/tertiary, transport, agriculture/forestry outside LULUCF (not estimated  in inventories)

Gaz : CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFC, SF₆

How to paragraphs 31(c) 

and (d) the decision 

1/CP.21 have been taken into account

The updated NDC has a wider scope than the previous one, now covering all sectors and gases estimated in greenhouse gas inventories

Process 

planning

of 

Planning process 

undertaken to develop the NDC

This NDC has been constructed by aggregating the individual contributions oftheLocally DeterminedOverseasCountries andTerritories. These  have been developed as follows:  

NewCaledonia:   With its energy transition plan, NewCaledonia has setitself objectives to reduce GHG emissions related to the energy sector. These objectives were built, according to a sectoral approach, on the basis of a modelling of the trajectory of GHG emissions between 2014  and 2030. The assumptions used for the establishment of the trend scenario, developed by the BURGEAP-ICE design office froma modeling tool called Prospener.

French Polynesia:  In February 2020, French Polynesia established an update of the GHG emissions inventory on its territory via a CITEPA service. Thanks to the conduct of additional surveys, French Polynesia now has a more accurate assessment, between 2010 and 2018, and covering the 4 sectors that are energy, industrial processes, agriculture and waste, as well as all direct GHGs (CO_2,

N₂O, CH₄, HFC, PFC, SF₆, NF₃). 

Based on these updated data, French Polynesia then took the attachment of a design office to support it in the modeling and impact study of the evolution of its GHG emissions until 2030, allowing it to set new objectives that meet global challenges while corresponding to the country's realities. This service made it possible, based on the analysis of the CITEPA inventory, to develop projections to 2030 and 2050 and to propose different scenarios defining GHG emission reduction targets.

The 6 scenarios thus defined were presented to the Government of French Polynesia. Nevertheless, due to calendar constraints, the Assembly of French Polynesia has not yet been asked to deliberate on the choice of a scenario defining the objectives for reducing GHG emissions.

In addition, as the climate and energy plan for French Polynesia (PCE –  2015  -  2020) expires in 2021, a process to develop a climate air energy plan (PCAE) will be carried out to ensure the continuity of the approach. This  document of operational scope will aim to set out the objectives of the NDC of French Polynesia through an action plan evaluated via monitoring indicators.

For all these reasons, an update of French Polynesia's objectives will have to be carried out in 2022.

Saint-Barthélemy:    In 2015, the community of St Barthélémy had the Carbone4 design office produce a greenhouse gas balance, as well as consultation workshops to identify the actions to be considered in the territory. The final objective was approved by deliberation n° 20161160 EC of 29 September 2016.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:  The territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon has begun the development of a Multiannual Energy Programming, which is managed locally by the Services of the State. Pending its publication, it was proposed to take up the national target of  -55%compared to1990. The territory aims to have an in-depth and up-to-date inventory by 2021

making it possible to quantify objectives by sector, which may be taken up and set out in action plans and programmes.

Wallis and Futuna:  The objective of the NDC stems from an assessment of the greenhouse gas impact of the Multiannual Energy Programming project. Inparticular, it provides for significant reductions in fossil fuel consumption in the transport and electricity generation sectors.

Methodological assumptions and approaches, including for estimating and accounting for emissions and 

anthropogenic absorptions of 

greenhouse

Assumptions and approaches 

methodologies used for the 

accounting for 

greenhouse gas emissions 

corresponding to the 

CDN

The emissions accounted for will be the sum of the non-LULUCF emissions of each of the 5 overseas countries and territoriesreported by CITEPA.

How the party takes into account the 

methods and guidelines 

existing under the 

Convention to account for its emissions and 

greenhouse gas absorptions

The methodology for accounting for the economy-wide absolute emission reduction target is modelled on that under the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol.

IPCC methods and metrics used for 

The 2006 IPCC guidelines are used to estimate emissions and removals, and the 100-year global warming power (GWP100) of the  IPCC's  4th Assessment Report is used to calculate CO2 equivalents. GWP values of  the 5th

estimate the 

emissions and 

greenhouse gas absorptions

evaluation reports may be available for use between now and the publication of the first biennial transparency report,  subject to data availability.

Intention to use cooperation 

volunteer under 

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

There are no plans to make use of voluntary cooperation under Article 6 to achieve the objective of theNDC.

How the party views its NDC as fair and ambitious in light of its national circumstances

How the party views its NDC

fair and ambitious in the light of its 

national circumstances

NewCaledonia:    Given the economic, social and industrial context of NewCaledonia, the desire expressed through the energy transition scheme is to significantly mitigate the trend increase in emissions by halving it compared to 2014.

Since the adoption of the STENC in 2016, several events have occurred that are likely to accentuate the decrease in GHG emissions: 

• Le Nickel (SLN) uses a 160 MW heavy fuel oil thermal power plant located in Noumea. It was planned to replace it with a 1808 MW coal-fired power plant. It was decided to suspend the project and replace the heavy oil power plant with a 200 MWp natural gas thermal power plant, scheduled to enter into service in 2024.
• The development of renewable energies leads to the need to suspend from 2024 the operation of a 53 MW heavy oil thermal power plant located in Népoui
• Adoption of the law of the country n°2018-25 of 26/12/2018 on energy efficiency 

equipment

 Deliberation n°392 of 14/01/2019 on the promotion of energy savings in advertising messages directly or indirectly related to energy

French Polynesia:  French Polynesia will decide when the update of its GHG emission reduction targets has been adopted by the competent bodies (Assembly of French Polynesia).

Saint-Barthélemy  :  N.A

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:  The territory does not currently have a complete and up-to-date diagnosis of its GHG emissions. However, many actions have been taken since 2006 to reduce GHG emissions, particularly in the energy renovation, residential heating and agricultural development sectors (food being a sector generating imported emissions). Also, the commissioning of a district heating network in 2018, and the new electrical plant in Saint Pierre, have led to additional reductions in GHG emissions.

Wallis and Futuna:  N.A.

Equity Considerations

This NDC is an equitable contribution in view of their particularsocio-economicand geographical context.

How Article 4  (3) of the

the Paris Agreement has been taken into account

This NDC represents an increase over the previous NDC, as the coverage of emissions in terms of gases and sectors has been extended to all categories estimated in the inventory. Also, the objectives of Saint Peter and Miquelon as well as Wallis and Futuna are quantitatively more ambitious than those communicated during the first communication of the CDN. This objective  represents the highest possible level of ambition of these territories given their many specificities as island territories.

How Article 4  (4) of the

the Paris Agreement has been taken into account

In line with Article 4.4 of the Paris Agreement, the NDC is expressed as an absolute economy-wide emissions reductiontarget.

How the NDC contributes to the achievement of the objective of the Convention set out in its Article 2

How CDN

contributes to the achievement of the objective of the 

Article 2 of the Convention laid down

This revised NDC contributes to the objectives of the Convention and the Paris Agreement by accelerating the ecological transition in these five territories.

How CDN

contributes to the objective of Article 2, 

Paragraph 1(a) of the Paris Agreement