SDG National Commitments Form: Submission #88

Please outline briefly the commitment(s) made in the areas outlined above The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are implemented in the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Belarus until 2035, which was approved in 2021, and are also correlated with state programmes of socio-economic development. The key objectives of the National Strategy are focused on achieving high living standards, quality economic growth on a new digital technological base, forming a fully-fledged competitive environment, creating comfortable conditions for life and personal development, and preserving natural systems for present and future generations. This document has been agreed with the National Coordinator for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The priorities of the long-term development of the Republic of Belarus are defined as follows:
o sustainable development of the family institution and qualitative growth of human potential;
o productive employment and decent incomes of the population;
o digital transformation of the economy and widespread dissemination of innovations;
o creation of a developed business environment and sustainable infrastructure;
o ensuring environmental safety, and transitioning to rational models of production and consumption (circular economy).
In order to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, Belarus commits to:
o As a party to the Paris Agreement, Belarus has committed itself to reducing its economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent of 1990 levels by 2030, alongside projected economic growth (contribution to achieving SDG 13).
o To ensure access to affordable and clean energy, Belarus will achieve a 60 per cent reduction in the share of gas in heat and electricity by 2025 through the commissioning of a Belarusian nuclear power plant. This will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7 million tons annually (contribution to achieving SDGs 7 and 13).
o Belarus plans to build 87 ultra-fast charging stations by 2030, in addition to 628 operating electric charging stations. These will increase the share of renewable energy sources in the fuel and energy balance of Belarus and improve the sustainability of urban infrastructure (contribution to achieving SDGs 7 and 9).
o Belarus plans to raise the rate of recycling the main types of secondary material resources from municipal solid waste to 64 per cent by 2025 (79 per cent by 2030 and 90 per cent by 2035). The Republic of Belarus is gradually introducing a system for the separate collection and sorting of solid domestic waste, which will eventually ensure that zero disposal of municipal solid waste is achieved (contribution to achieving SDGs 11 and 12).
o Belarus plans in the short term to harness additional financial and non-financial mechanisms that provide scientific support for processes to achieve the Goals in the areas of digitalization, the green economy, biodiversity and health (contribution to achieving SDGs 3, 9, 13 and 15).