What is Chile's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Industry
Energy consumption in the industry sector is responsible for 14% of Chile’s total GHG emissions, while emissions from industrial processes account for a further 6%.1
Chile'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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Chile is the world’s largest copper exporter, and its mining industry is the biggest industrial energy consumer in the country.2
The Chilean government aims to reduce energy related GHG emissions in the mining sector by 70% below 2018 levels by 2050.3 In addition, at least 90% of the energy used for cooling and heating in the sector should come from renewable sources by the same year.
Large energy consumers in Chile are required to conduct regular audits (usually every three years) and to report to the Ministry of Energy on identified and projected energy opportunities. They are also obliged to have in place an energy management plan as well as targets, measurements and verification processes.4
As part of the long-term strategy and the national mining policy, the government aims to reduce CO₂e emissions by at least 50% compared to 2020 by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality in the mining sector by 2040.5
The 1.5°C pathways assessed here suggest that electricity’s share in final energy demand of industry, when combined with biomass and hydrogen, would need to reach between 83-98% by 2050, from the 2019 level of 55%.
Chile'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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Chile'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 Chile
| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
|
2050
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Decarbonised industry sector by
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
17
|
16 to
19
|
2 to
4
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0 to
2
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2040
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-6 to
11%
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-87 to
-75%
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-98 to
-86%
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| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
36
|
42 to
44
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58 to
63
|
70 to
71
|
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Share of electricity, hydrogren and biomass
per cent
|
55
|
53 to
66
|
69 to
94
|
83 to
98
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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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