What is Mexico's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Buildings
Mexico's energy mix in the buildings sector
petajoule per year
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Energy mix composition in the buildings 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 share of electricity in the sector’s final energy demand in 2019 was 36%. This share would need to nearly double by 2030 to align with 1.5°C compatible pathways and reach 72–92% by 2040. The sector could reach full decarbonisation by around 2045.
Mexico has public policy incentives in place for efficient building construction, including the Green mortgage and EcoCasa programmes. Local governments also support zero-emission buildings, offering tax reductions for buildings with photovoltaic systems.3
Although some measures exist to reduce emissions from the building sector, more action is needed, such as providing greater incentives for renovations and energy-efficient new buildings.4 Better insulated buildings would reduce the need for air conditioning, leading to a reduction in both energy consumption and emissions.5
Mexico's buildings 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 buildings sector in selected 1.5°C compatible pathways.
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1.5°C compatible buildings sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions and shares of electricity, heat and hydrogen in the buildings final energy demand from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Mexico
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Decarbonised buildings sector by
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
20
|
7 to
21
|
1 to
4
|
0 to
2
|
2032 to
2045
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-68 to
4%
|
-96 to
-78%
|
-98 to
-88%
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| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
36
|
65 to
67
|
72 to
92
|
82 to
83
|
|
Share of heat
per cent
|
1
|
0 to
4
|
0 to
11
|
11 to
22
|
|
Share of hydrogen
per cent
|
0
|
0 to
2
|
0 to
4
|
0 to
4
|
All values are rounded. Only direct CO₂ emissions are considered (electricity, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here; see power sector for emissions from electricity generation). Year of full decarbonisation is based on carbon intenstiy threshold of 5gCO₂/MJ.
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