The expected outcomes of Bangladesh's National Action Plan on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) are to identify and implement the most cost-effective pathways for large-scale implementation of SLCP mitigation measures. It aims to identify and implement further actions within the years 2010 and 2040.
Eleven priority mitigation measures were included in Bangladesh’s National SLCP Plan, six of which target major black carbon sources, and five of which target major methane sources. The full implementation of the National SLCP Plan would reduce black carbon emissions by 40% in 2030 compared to a business as usual scenario, and reduce methane emissions by 17%. These actions would also simultaneously reduce emissions of other pollutants, resulting in an estimated avoided 9,000 premature deaths in 2030 from reduced air pollution exposure.
In this national plan, a package of priority measures have been recommended to reduce SLCPs and acheive human health and crop yield benefits through ensuring reduced air pollution, and a reduction in Bangladesh's contribution to climate change in the near term. This national plan therefore provides the basis for enhancing the appropriate actions to reduce SLCPs in Bangladesh over the coming years.