What is Ecuador's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Industry
The industry sector in Ecuador was responsible for around 8% of total GHG emissions in 2019, with the energy demand from the sector contributing 55% and the industrial processes 45% of the total sectoral emissions. Emissions from both energy demand and industrial processes increased steadily from 1990 to 2014 when they peaked and started declining.
Ecuador'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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The industry sector energy demand relies on electricity from the grid and solid biomass (63%) and on oil (37%) in 2019. By 2040, around 90% of the energy demand from the sector could be met by electricity, hydrogen and biomass for it to be 1.5°C compatible. Scaling up the electrification of the sector will be essential for it to get on a 1.5°C compatible pathway.
Ecuador’s conditional NDC includes the plan to implement a National Energy Efficiency Plan to improve energy efficiency in the industry sector for example by introducing co-generation and more efficient equipment.1
The cement industry has also been identified as one the most important in terms of mitigation for industrial process emissions in Ecuador’s NDC implementation plan.2
Ecuador'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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Ecuador'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 Ecuador
| 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
|
4
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3 to
3
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0 to
1
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0 to
0
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2040
|
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Relative to reference year in %
|
-25 to
-23%
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-89 to
-85%
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-99 to
-98%
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| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
49
|
52 to
55
|
72 to
72
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77 to
79
|
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Share of electricity, hydrogren and biomass
per cent
|
63
|
65 to
71
|
88 to
95
|
94 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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