CLIMATE FACTS AND POLICY POLICIES AND PROCESSES

200 MILLION tCO2e Policy framework Vision 2030: Resource-efficient growth 6.5 TONNES PER CAPITA National sustainable development strategy (under consideration) Low carbon development strategy (under consideration) Targets for the reduction of energy use and GHG emissions in key economic sectors (under consideration) Programmes on industry modernization and energy efficient technologies Revised building code Strong interest in expansion of solar and wind energy Growing natural gas share of road transport Extensive environmental legislation covering clean air Standardized baseline (SBL) for the national power sector under CDM 2020 targets Increase natural gas power generation capacity Install 100-200 MW of solar- and wind-powered generation capacity First solar station (100 MW) to be launched in in 2016; more planned Modernize existing hydropower stations to increase capacity by 120 MW 2030 targets Mitigation Preliminary national targets under review and discussion Modernization in the energy and industry sectors leading to a reduction of 20 million tonnes of CO2 30.7 2,038 At least 20 per cent of renewable energies, including sun and wind, in country’s energy mix MILLION US $ POPULATION PER CAPITA 98% GDP Adaptation priorities OF TOTAL ENERGY Water, agriculture, health and ecosystems CONSUMPTION FROM FOSSIL FUELS GHG inventory and projections Third national communication to the UNFCCC to include updated time series of GHG emissions 1990-2012 In 2010-2012 total emissions were 200 million tonnes of CO2-eqv and 6.5 tonnes per capita Sources: latest national GHG inventory data Almost 90 per cent of GHG emissions originate in the energy sector (2010-2014) or estimates based on INDCs Non-CO2 gases contribute about half of the total emissions (2014-2015); population, energy and economic data (2012-2014) from the World Development Indicators of the World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/indicator CLIMATE ACTIONS Industrial and agricultural sector modernization Lower per capita and per hectare water use, energy use and GHG emissions Reduction of energy-intensity of GDP by 50 per cent between 2000 and 2013 NAMA on solar energy development (2015-2030) with a potential for CO2 emission reductions of 10 million tonnes

Regional actions Host of the regional centre on renewable energy Regional and CIS leader in CDM projects: 65 projects developed and 15 registered. Ongoing CDM projects led to mitigation of 6.6 million tonnes of CO2-eqv CLIMATE FINANCE Climate-relevant EU projects Sustainable development in rural areas FLERMONECA, INOGATE and CASEP UNDP-GEF project on energy efficiency in buildings Revisions to building standards Plans to build more energy-efficient urban and rural housing Plans to develop incentives for energy savings in residential sector Other international sources Support to solar and wind energy projects Investments to energy-efficient water and transport systems and improvements in water and land use Aral Sea conservation efforts and drought risk reduction Modernization of hydrometeorological service Lake Balkhash Beyneu Baikonur Lake Balkhash Beyneu Baikonur Sy r D Aral Sea ary Sy a r D Kyzylorda Aral Sea ary a Shu Kyzylorda Shu T al Moynoq KAZAKHSTAN as T al Moynoq as Turkestan Taraz Turkestan Taraz (planned) Shymkent Talas Nukus KYRGYZSTANTalas (planned) Regional renewable energy centre and Shymkent Sarygamysh International solar energy institute n (planned)KYRGYZSTANry Lake Dashoguz Uchquduq Regional renewable energy centre and a Urganch Namangan N Sarygamysh International solar Tashkentenergy institute n (planned) (planned) ry Lake Dashoguz a Andijan Urganch N (planned) Andijan Golden Age UZBEKISTAN Lake Golden Age UZBEKISTAN Osh Lake Khujand Ferghana Aydar Lake Jizzax Kokand Osh Zaravs Khujand Ferghana han Jizzax UZB Za TURKMENISTAN Samarkandravsh UZB NavoiySamarkand an Serdar Bukhara TURKMENISTAN (UnderSamarkand construction) Panjakent Samarkand Serdar Ka ra (Under construction) Panjakent ku Turkmenabat A m m P Ka Ca u Dushanbe an ra na D Qarshi TAJIKISTANj ku l Turkmenabat A a Shahrisabz m m ry h a s P A Ca u Dushanbeh an tre n Ashgabat D k j k a a a Kulob l V ry Sherabad h a Denov s A h tre Ashgabat (planned) k Bojnurdk Kerkichi a Kulob Khorog Mary Sherabad QurghonteppaV Tejen (planned) Bojnurd M Kerkichi Termiz Feyzabad Khorog Mary u r Qurghonteppa IRAN g Tejen h M a

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Policies and institutions

Uzbekistan has extensive environmental legislation, which While UzHydromet is formally in charge of international climate marginally covers protection of the climate system and mainly matters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a key player when it focuses on clean air. While the country does not have specific comes to international negotiations and decisions. The Ministry climate action plans or legislative acts, climate-related concerns of Economy is the CDM focal point and is responsible for climate are covered in energy, construction, transport, water and forest investment projects and coordinating the financial means of development programmes and investments as well as in the implementation. The State Committee on Nature Protection is country’s vision 2030. This vision sets provisional goals for the the key player in domestic enforcement of clean air legislation, reduction of the energy-intensity of GDP and for increasing the including actions on industrial and mobile source emissions and share and use of renewables, primarily solar power. Currently, waste recycling and minimization. The inter-agency council on Uzbekistan is drafting legislation on renewable energy sources climate change chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister enables taking into account the experience of developed countries high-level discussions and coordination on climate change and the growing domestic needs for energy. Uzbekistan has and CDM projects. Uzbekistan hosts relevant international also revised building codes to meet higher energy efficiency and regional centres – such as International institute of solar standards. energy, regional centre on renewable energies, the Executive Secretariat of the International Fund for Saving the The Hydrometeorological Service is the UNFCCC, GEF and GCF Aral Sea (IFAS), and regional scientific, research and training focal point, and is the key climate policy agency in Uzbekistan. centres on agriculture, water resources and hydrometeorology. Lake Balkhash Beyneu Baikonur

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Uzbekistan scorecard

Country’s share of global emissions National climate policy actors Country’s emissions per capita General climate action ambition Policy leadership: shared responsibilities between the Uzbek Hydrometeorological Service, Ministry of Economy Mitigation commitment: and the Uzbek State Committee for Nature Protection Emissions reduction Decoupling from population growth UNFCCC focal point: Hydrometeorological Service Decoupling from economic growth GHG inventory and projections: Hydrometeorological Service Renewable energy prospects GEF and GCF focal point: Hydrometeorological Service

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Climate actions

Uzbekistan is the only country in Central Asia where emissions undertook revisions to its building standards, and plans to build have remained relatively stable since 1990 and slightly increased more energy-efficient urban and rural housing as well as develop towards 2012. This increase is attributable to a more stable incentives for energy savings in residential sector. The Uzbek economic situation after the dissolution of the ; government and its international development partners are diversified industries; the growing use of natural gas as a fuel in actively promoting both small-scale biogas and hydropower and the power and transport sectors; agricultural and forestry sector large-scale solar power and solar water heating. dynamics; and population growth. Among greenhouse gases, emissions of CO2 remained stable and then declined slightly by 2012 compared to 1990 or 2000. Emissions of N2O also declined Climate finance as a result of decreases in the use of mineral fertilizers and increases in the application of the organic fertilizers. Methane The European Union supports several climate-relevant pro- emissions increased almost constantly due to growth in the jects in Uzbekistan. A sustainable development project in rural agricultural sector (emissions from livestock, manure) and in areas, implemented by GIZ, will share the experiences of food the population (waste). Almost 90 per cent of all GHG emissions production and sustainability from EU rural and farming areas, originate in the energy sector. and enhance living standards in six provinces. Uzbekistan also participates in several regional EU-sponsored projects and ini- In Samarkand province, with ADB support, Uzbekistan is building tiatives: FLERMONECA, INOGATE and CASEP. EBRD is sup- the largest (100 MW) solar power plant in Central Asia, to be porting solid waste management and water reforms in Tashkent. completed by 2016. Two more stations of similar capacity are planned for Surkhandarya and Namangan provinces by 2020. Other climate-active international donors in Uzbekistan include Nearby, in the industrial city of Navoi, a PV panel plant will be UNDP, mainly medium-sized projects and small grants through built to serve the growing energy needs of the country. A wind GEF and the Adaptation Fund. FAO supports projects on fo- power survey was completed in 2015 and several priority sites rests, agriculture and climate, and the World Bank and ADB proposed. Laser levelling of agricultural fields is becoming one cover – energy efficiency, renewable energy, rural housing, of the leading tools to reduce water use in agriculture, and is sustainable agriculture, climate mitigation, water supply, trans- expected to reduce the energy needed for water pumping by 30 portation and modernization of hydrometeorology services. per cent. Large investments are going into fruit and nut orchards and tree plantations, and the forest cover is constantly growing. Sources of information for the scorecard Since 2005, Uzbekistan has invested heavily in modernization of the industrial and agricultural sectors. These investments Uzbekistan’s strategies and legislation have helped the country lower per capita and per hectare water use, energy use and GHG emissions. Air pollution levels have National climate-related assessments and reports: the second national decreased, including in Tashkent and other industrialized and communication to UNFCCC (2008); Uzbek MDG 2015 implementation vehicle-packed cities. The energy intensity of GDP declined by assessment 50 per cent between 2000 and 2013. Zoï expertise and interviews with stakeholders in Uzbekistan Still, Uzbekistan remains one of the most energy inefficient countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Industry This publication has been pro- and agriculture are among the largest power consumers in the duced with the assistance of the country and also the largest sources of energy inefficiencies due European Union. The contents to outdated technologies and high reliance on water pumping. of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and On the other hand, inspired by the success of its UNDP-GEF can in no way be taken to reflect project on energy efficiency in the construction sector, Uzbekistan the views of the European Union.