Morocco's INDC - A leading climate action commitment from the Arab region

A new wave of climate leadership is coming from the African continent. On 5 June, Morocco became the third African nation, following Ethiopia and Gabon, to submit its climate action commitment (or Intended Nationally Determined Contribution - INDC). With its timely submission, the host of the upcoming UN climate summit in 2016 also is the first Arab country to put forward its plan to transition its economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This is an important step towards the new global climate agreement, due to be signed in Paris this December.

Based on the country's capacities and responsibilities, the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), a scientific analysis produced by four research organizations tracking climate action, rates Morocco's INDC targets as "sufficient". This makes the Moroccan INDC the first which is in line with limiting global warming below 2°C, provided that other countries also contribute their fair share through comparable efforts.

In this analysis, on the one hand, Germanwatch sheds light on the details of the Moroccan INDC by highlighting the different measures proposed to reach its targets. On the other hand specific areas that would require improvement are identified.