What is Algeria's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Buildings
Algeria’s buildings sector accounts for about 46% of the country’s total final energy consumption.1 Between 2010 and 2019, the energy consumption from buildings grew by around 50%.2 To be 1.5°C compatible, the emissions in the sector would need to decline from 27 MtCO₂e/yr in 2019 to 15 MtCO₂e/yr by 2030 and reach 0–4 MtCO₂e/yr by 2050. The sector could be fully decarbonised by 2044. The decarbonisation would be driven by an increased electrification of total energy demand, from 19% in 2019 to 43–51% by 2030 and 90–91% by 2050.
Algeria's energy mix in the buildings sector
petajoule per year
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Energy mix composition in the buildings sector in consumption (EJ) and shares (%) for the years 2030, 2040 and 2050 based on selected IPCC SR1.5 global least costs pathways.
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The government’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan (REEEDP), released in 2016, has set a number of measures to reduce emissions in the sector including the improvement of heat insulation of buildings, the development of solar water heating, the substitution of all mercury lamps with sodium lamps, and the promotion of the use of energy-efficient light bulbs. The government aims to reduce energy consumption in the building sector cumulatively by 30 Mtoe between 2015–2030. The planned reduction per year corresponds to about 14% of the current annual consumption.3
Algeria's buildings sector direct CO₂ emissions (of energy demand)
MtCO₂/yr
Direct CO₂ emissions only are considered (see power sector for electricity related emissions, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here).
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Direct CO₂ emissions of the buildings sector in selected 1.5°C compatible pathways.
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1.5°C compatible buildings sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions and shares of electricity, heat and hydrogen in the buildings final energy demand from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Algeria
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Decarbonised buildings sector by
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
27
|
15 to
15
|
3 to
9
|
0 to
4
|
2044 to
2050
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-45 to
-45%
|
-88 to
-66%
|
-100 to
-85%
|
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Share of electricity
per cent
|
19
|
43 to
51
|
76 to
79
|
90 to
91
|
|
Share of heat
per cent
|
0
|
0 to
0
|
0 to
2
|
0 to
4
|
|
Share of hydrogen
per cent
|
0
|
0 to
0
|
0 to
0
|
0 to
1
|
All values are rounded. Only direct CO₂ emissions are considered (electricity, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here; see power sector for emissions from electricity generation). Year of full decarbonisation is based on carbon intenstiy threshold of 5gCO₂/MJ.
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