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Uzbekistan Climate Facts and Policy Policies and Processes UZBEKISTAN 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 Samarkand 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 KAZAKHSTAN Shu T al Moynoq KAZAKHSTAN as T al Moynoq as Turkestan Taraz Turkestan Nukus Taraz (planned) Shymkent Talas Nukus Uchquduq KYRGYZSTANTalas (planned) Regional renewable energy centre and Shymkent Namangan 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) Tashkent Andijan Golden Age UZBEKISTAN Lake Kokand Golden Age UZBEKISTAN Aydar Lake Osh Lake Khujand Ferghana Aydar Lake Jizzax Kokand Osh Zaravs Khujand Ferghana Navoiy han Jizzax UZB Bukhara Za TURKMENISTAN Samarkandravsh UZB NavoiySamarkand an Serdar Bukhara TURKMENISTAN (UnderSamarkand construction) Panjakent Samarkand Serdar Ka ra Qarshi(Under construction) Panjakent TAJIKISTAN ku Turkmenabat A Shahrisabz m m P Ka Ca u Dushanbe an ra na D Qarshi TAJIKISTANj ku l Turkmenabat A a Shahrisabz m m ry h a Denov 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 b Termiz Feyzabad 0 100 km T u e r IRAN g je Kunduz h n Mazar-e Sharif a 0Map produced by100 ZOÏ kmEnvironment Network, November 2015 T b PAK. e AFGHANISTAN je Kunduz n Mazar-e Sharif Map produced by ZOÏ Environment Network, November 2015 AFGHANISTAN PAK. EnergyFossil fuel energy and installations emissions and carbon emissions Renewable energy installations and plans Fossil fuel energy installations and carbon emissions Renewable energy installations and plans CO2 emissions from thermal power plants, million tons per year: Wind farms Solar power stations Hydropower stations CO emissions from thermal power plants, million tons per year: Wind farms Solar power stations Hydropower stations 2 more than 5 Thermal power-plant (coal/oil/gas) more than 5 Large (50 MW -100 MW) 2 - 5 Thermal power-plant (coal/oil/gas) Large (50 MW -100 MW) 12 - 52 Medium (Less than 50 MW) 0.5 - 1 less1 - 2 than 0.5 Medium (Less than 50 MW) 0.5 - 1 less than 0.5 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, Central Asia 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 Sy r Aral Sea Da rya Lake Balkhash Beyneu Baikonur Kyzylorda Shu Sy r Aral Sea Da KAZAKHSTANrya T Kyzylorda al as Shu Moynoq KAZAKHSTAN Turkestan T Amu Darya delta al as Taraz Moynoq Nukus Turkestan Talas Amu Darya delta Shymkent Uchquduq TarazKYRGYZSTAN Sarygamysh n DashoguzNukus ry Lake a Talas Urganch Tashkent Shymkent N KYRGYZSTAN UZBEKISTANUchquduq Ferghana Valley Sarygamysh n Dashoguz ry Golden Age Lake Andijana Lake Urganch Tashkent Kokand N UZBEKISTANZaravshan Valley Aydar Lake Osh Khujand FerghanaFerghana Valley Jizzax Golden Age Za ravsh UZBAndijan Lake Bukhara Navoiy an Kokand TURKMENISTAN Zaravshan Valley SamarkandAydar Lake Osh Khujand Ferghana Jizzax K Za Panjakent as ravsh UZB Serdar Navoiyhka an Ka Bukhara dar ra Samarkandya TAJIKISTAN TURKMENISTANku Turkmenabat A Shahrisabz m m P C u Qarshi Dushanbe an an D j al a K Panjakent ry a Denov h Serdar a sh s A ka Kashkadarya h tre K Ashgabat da k k a rya a a Kulob ra y V TAJIKISTAN k Turkmenabat Shahrisabz ar um A d m n P Bojnurd Ca u KerkichiQarshi a Dushanbe an Khorog n D h j a Mary r Qurghonteppa l a u r Denov h Tejen ya S s A M Kashkadarya h t k Feyzabad re Ashgabat u Termiz a Kulob k r a IRAN g ry V h a a d 0 100 km T b n e Kerkichi a Khorog Bojnurd h je Mary r QurghonteppaKunduz n Mazar-e Sharif u Tejen S Map produced by ZOÏ Environment Network, November 2015 M Termiz AFGHANISTANFeyzabad PAK. u r IRAN g h a 0 100 km T b e je Kunduz Rivers with intense water use and increased stressn from DenselyMazar-e populated Sharif and agriculturally important areas with increased ImpactsMap produced byclimatic ZOÏ Environment and of Network,hydrological Novemberclimate changes 2015 change environmental stress and projected impactsAFGHANISTAN of climate change PAK. RiversImpact with of regional intense climatewater use change and increased and dust stormsstress from due to ReductionDensely populated of ice cover and agriculturally and risk of glacial important lakes areas outburst with increased floods climaticshrinkage and of thehydrological Aral Sea changes environmental
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