What is Argentina's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Industry
Industry emissions were considerably higher in 2018 than in 1990, driven primarily by more than doubling of process emissions over this period. In 2018, emissions from the industry sector accounted for around 18% of total emissions.1
Argentina's energy mix in the industry sector
petajoule per year
Fuel share provided refers to energy demand only from the industry sector.
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Energy mix composition in the industry 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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In terms of energy-related emissions, the food and beverages industry accounts for the biggest share, followed by the manufacture of chemicals and construction. 1.5°C compatible pathways show the industry sector’s share of electricity in final energy demand increasing to 42-47% by 2030 and 71-78% by 2050 from the 2019 level of 32%. The Argentinian government is encouraging energy diagnostics in industries, intending to improve processes and detect energy efficiency opportunities.2
Cement and lime production are the main sources of industrial process emissions in Argentina, followed by metal industries (iron and steel), the use of products (mainly refrigerants) and chemical industries. Argentina established a sectoral plan focusing on energy efficiency, creating a circular economy, renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS).3 Given that CCS remains commercially unviable with significant uncertainty as to its future ability to provide large-scale abatement, planning heavy future reliance on these technologies involves considerable risk.
Argentina's industry 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 industry sector in selected 1.5°C compatible pathways.
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Argentina's GHG emissions from industrial processes
MtCO₂e/yr
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1.5°C compatible CO₂ emissions pathways. This is presented through a set of illustrative pathways and a 1.5°C compatible range for total CO₂ emissions excl. LULUCF. The 1.5°C compatible range is based on global cost-effective pathways assessed by the IPCC SR1.5, defined by the 5th and 5th percentiles.
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1.5°C compatible industry sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions, shares of electricity, and combined shares of electricity, hydrogen and biomass from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Argentina
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Decarbonised industry sector by
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
37
|
7 to
17
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0 to
1
|
-0 to
0
|
2035 to
2037
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-80 to
-53%
|
-99 to
-97%
|
-100 to
-100%
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| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
32
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42 to
47
|
63 to
63
|
71 to
78
|
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Share of electricity, hydrogren and biomass
per cent
|
40
|
56 to
58
|
69 to
100
|
90 to
100
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Fuel share provided refers to energy demand only from the industry sector. BECCS are the only Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies considered in these benchmarks.
Only direct CO₂ emissions are considered (electricity, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here; see power sector for emissions from electricity generation). All values are rounded. Year of full decarbonisation is based on carbon intenstiy threshold of 5gCO₂/MJ.
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