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NDC Quantification
Pledges to pathways
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NDC Quantification
Pledges to pathways
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NDC Quantification
Cabo Verde’s latest quantified pledge puts emissions 98% below 2019 levels by 2050.
Pledges to pathways
NDC Quantification
Cabo Verde’s latest quantified pledge puts emissions 98% below 2019 levels by 2050.
Data release 21 October 2026, reflecting the latest submissions
2030 target
997kt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2025AR5, incl. LULUCF
2035 target
1.1Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2025AR5, incl. LULUCF
2050 target
Net zero
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2025AR5, incl. LULUCF
These figures use each pledge’s own scope. The chart below measures every pledge the same way, so its numbers can differ.
Pledges to pathways
Every target Cabo Verde has communicated, turned into an emissions pathway and set against its observed emissions.
Total greenhouse-gas emissions excl. LULUCF for Cabo Verde, AR6 GWP-100. Shaded bands show the range of published interpretations of each pledge.
Notes: Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Data as of the 21 October 2026 data release
Indicators
Observed values up to 2024. Later years follow the quantified pledge pathway.
2019
1
Mt CO₂-eq
2024
1
Mt CO₂-eq
+2% vs 2019
2030 · projected
898
kt CO₂-eq
−12% vs 2019
2035 · projected
849
kt CO₂-eq
−17% vs 2019
2050 · projected
23
kt CO₂-eq
−98% vs 2019
Scope & conditionality
Coverage and conditionality are derived from our structured assessment of each submission. Each target is shown as submitted, in its own scope. The chart above measures every pledge the same way (AR6, excl. LULUCF), so its numbers can differ.
A -2.3% (unconditional) to -14.4% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
Unconditional
993 kt CO₂-eq
With support
1.1 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Sep 2017
A 18.0% (unconditional) to 28.0% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
Unconditional
997 kt CO₂-eq
With support
875 kt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2025
A 18.0% (unconditional) to 39.0% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
Unconditional
1.1 Mt CO₂-eq
With support
826 kt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2025
Unconditionally: Net zero emissions.
Unconditional
0 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2025
“Economy-wide”: the target covers all major sectors. “incl. LULUCF”: includes land use, land-use change and forestry. “AR4”: gases aggregated using IPCC AR4 100-year global warming potentials. “AR5”: gases aggregated using IPCC AR5 100-year global warming potentials.
Submission history
We have quantified every NDC and long-term strategy Cabo Verde has submitted since 2015, including the pledges it has since superseded, so the evolution of ambition reads oldest to newest.
NDCs and INDCs
INDC · Sep 2015
NDC · Sep 2017
Active
2025
A -2.3% (unconditional) to -14.4% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions.
NDC · Apr 2021
20302050
A 18.0% (unconditional) to 24.0% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Unconditionally: Net zero emissions.
NDC · Nov 2025
Active
203020352050
A 18.0% (unconditional) to 28.0% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. A 18.0% (unconditional) to 39.0% (conditional) reduction of emissions compared to business-as-usual emissions. Unconditionally: Net zero emissions.
We publish our quantification of each new submission within days of it reaching the UNFCCC registry.
Using the data
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