In the last several years, Ethiopia has recorded double-digit economic growth. To achieve middle-income status before 2025 - and move from GDP of just $380 per person to over $1,250 - annual growth rate must be sustained at over 10 per cent. The Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) identified priorities for reaching the MIC goal: boosting agricultural productivity - since agriculture is the main occupation of over 80 per cent of Ethiopians, strengthening the industrial base - particularly where this can be built on Ethiopia’s huge hydroelectric power (HEP) potential, and fostering export growth - which includes export of HEP. Under a business-as-usual scenario, GHG emissions would grow more than double from 150 Mt CO^ today to 400 Mt C02e in 2030. On a per capita basis, emissions would increase by more than 50% to 3.0 t C02e, exceeding a global guideline of 1 t and 2 t per capita to limit the negative effects of climate change.