What is Democratic Republic of the Congo's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Industry
Democratic Republic of the Congo'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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1.5°C compatible pathways foresee direct CO₂ emissions from industry energy demand – already close to zero – decline to zero or turn into negative emissions by 2030 and later. This decline would be primarily driven by an increase in the share of electricity in the sector’s energy supply from 56% in 2019 up to 74% in 2030, to reach 77–93% in 2050. Electricity will help decarbonise the industry sector if it is produced from renewable energy sources which is the case in the DRC (See the power section for details).
The DRC is expecting its mining sector to grow with the increasing demand for cobalt needed for zero-emission technologies globally. The country’s economy already relies heavily on cobalt production. Cobalt mining activities will drive an increase in electricity demand, and emissions. Meeting this high electricity demand through renewables would help to decarbonise the sector and build a low-carbon value chain for the global electric vehicle fleet.3
However, the DRC doesn’t address the potential risk of unsustainable development of the mining sector in its NDC. The lack of preparedness could pose a significant challenge to the decarbonisation of the DRC’s industry sector. The country would benefit from an action plan to mitigate a potential increase in the use of fossil fuels to meet the growing electricity demand and to ensure sustainable mining activities.
Democratic Republic of the Congo'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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Democratic Republic of the Congo'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 Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
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2050
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
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0
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-0 to
0
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-1 to
-0
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-1 to
-0
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Relative to reference year in %
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0 to
0%
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0 to
0%
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0 to
0%
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| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
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2050
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
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56
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52 to
74
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66 to
87
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77 to
93
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Share of electricity, hydrogren and biomass
per cent
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99
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100 to
100
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100 to
100
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100 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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