Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) lies at the centre of effective climate action, offering systemic solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by addressing how resources are extracted, used, and managed across the economy. The link between climate change and SCP is critical but often overlooked. Unsustainable patterns of production and consumption are among the root causes of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental degradation, and resource depletion.
Sri Lanka prepares to submit its enhanced NDC 3.0 in 2025 under the Paris Agreement, there is a unique opportunity to integrate Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) principles more systematically into its climate commitments. This white paper, developed under the EU SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component (PSC), provides an assessment of Sri Lanka’s current SCP-NDC linkages and outlines practical pathways to strengthen this integration.
