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.
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.16
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.17
1 Ministerio del Ambiente del Ecuador. Primera Contribución Determinada a nivel nacional para el Acuerdo de París bajo la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidad sobre Cambio Climático. Gobierno de Ecuador 1–44. 2019.
4MERNNR. Plan Maestro de Electricidad 2019-2027. MERNNR Ministerio de Energía y Recursos No RenovablesMinisterio de Energía y Recursos No Renovables 390. 2019.
5 Ministerio del Ambiente (Ecuador). Primer Informe Bienal de Actualización de Ecuador. 2016.
6 Meta en Ecuador para depender menos del petróleo aún no se alcanza. El Universo. 2019.
7 Gobierno de Ecuador. Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático del Ecuador 2012-2025. vol. 148. 2012.
Ecuadorʼs industry sector direct CO₂ emissions (of energy demand)
MtCO₂/yr
Unit
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Historical emissions
SSP1 High CDR reliance
SSP1 Low CDR reliance
High energy demand - Low CDR reliance
Low energy demand
Ecuadorʼs GHG emissions from industrial processes
MtCO₂e/yr
0123419902010203020502070
SSP1 Low CDR reliance
SSP1 High CDR reliance
Low energy demand
High energy demand - Low CDR reliance
Historical emissions
1.5°C compatible industry sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions, direct electrification rates, and combined shares of electricity, hydrogen and biomass from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Ecuador