Published by the Maldives government in conjunction with UNEP, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development identifies several goals relating to climate change. These are (with relevant targets listed below):
- Adapt to climate change (goal 1)
- Build coastal defences for Malé International Airport and Gan International Airport
- Develop coastal defences around 10 selected islands
- Train 40 coastal engineers
- Achieve carbon neutrality in energy (goal 3)
- Become carbon neutral in the energy sector by 2020
- Ensure 50% of the electricity is from renewable sources by 2015
- Achieve a 50% reduction by 2015 in energy sector GHG emissions compared to 2000 levels
- Reach a saving of 7.5% of final energy consumption over 10 years until 2020 through efficiency
- Establish a carbon neutral transport system (goal 5)
- Reduce CO2 emissions from light vehicles - the average car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 140g/km by 2015
- By 2015 not less than 10% of transport fuel should consist of biofuels, as an indicative target, considering raising their proportion to 20% by 2020
