Climate change mitigation
Kiribati's 2005 CO2 emissions (other greenhouse gas data was not reported) were lower than any other country except one. Per capita emissions that year were only 7% of the global average and less than 2% of U.S. per capita emissions. Low-carbon technologies in Kiribati are therefore more beneficial to promote development than to mitigate climate change.
With very little fossil fuel use and high susceptibility to climate climate effects, Kiribati is much more focused on adapting to rather than mitigating climate change. For more information, see Adaptation.
