What is Peru's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Transport
The transport sector is responsible for around 10% of Peru’s total emissions. The main source is road transport as the number of vehicles continues to grow. The sector mostly relies on oil-based fuels.1
Peru's energy mix in the transport sector
petajoule per year
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Energy mix composition in the transport 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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Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Peru are still very low compared to the region. The government has implemented some measures to incentivise the purchase of EVs and hybrids such as low taxes and parking benefits. The sector has big potential to grow with the right investments and if proper infrastructure is put in place.2,3 Further efforts from the government to promote EV adoption include the TransElectrico project as a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to promote Electric Transport.4 The government created in 2019 the National Programme for Sustainable Urban Transport which seeks to create integrated transport systems in cities.5
Three of the 1.5°C compatible pathways studied here show a steady decrease in emissions, leading to the decarbonisation of the transport sector by 2050. This is mainly driven by the increase in electricity’s share to between 21% and 49% by 2050. To be in line with the 1.5°C compatible pathways, Peru would need to reduce direct CO₂ emissions from the transport sector by between 20% to 32% below 2019 by 2030.
Peru's transport 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 transport sector in selected 1.5°C compatible pathways.
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1.5°C compatible transport sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions and shares of electricity, biofuels and hydrogen in the transport final energy demand from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Peru
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Decarbonised transport sector by
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
26
|
17 to
20
|
8 to
10
|
1 to
3
|
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-32 to
-20%
|
-70 to
-62%
|
-96 to
-87%
|
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
0
|
1 to
7
|
9 to
23
|
21 to
49
|
|
Share of biofuels
per cent
|
4
|
9 to
12
|
13 to
61
|
23 to
63
|
|
Share of hydrogen
per cent
|
0
|
1 to
15
|
7 to
58
|
29 to
73
|
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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