Key Priorities in Charting Decarbonization Pathways in Least Developed Countries

The need to chart a path to decarbonization is most critical and urgent in LDCs. Climate change requires that they pursue sustained economic growth while balancing needed climate actions against inescapable trade-offs with sustainable development. This technical paper discusses such trade-offs, highlighting equity concerns related to global climate action and the characteristics of LDCs that require special consideration in the design and assessment of decarbonization pathways.