What is Senegal's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Transport
The transport sector accounts for the second largest share of total final energy in Senegal, at 32% in 2018.1 The sector produced 35% of the country’s energy-related emissions in 2019.5 Road transport is responsible for 93% of the sector’s fuel demand and is the largest source of transport emissions.
Senegal'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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To align Senegal’s transport sector with 1.5˚C compatible pathways, direct CO₂ emissions would need to fall by at least 14% below 2019 levels, reaching zero between 2047-2050. This could be achieved through rapid electrification and potentially the use of sustainable biofuels, among others. The share of electricity could grow from 0% in 2019 to around 5–21% by 2030 and 33–44% by 2050, whilst the share of biofuels would need to increase from 0% in 2019 to 2–11% by 2030.
While Senegal has articulated various transport sector interventions in its updated NDC, the country lacks quantified targets. The updated NDC includes measures such as increasing sustainable public transport options and promoting hybrid cars. These measures are aligned with the Plan Sénégal Émergent,2 which aims to reduce pollution from the transport sector and its negative impact on economic growth.
Senegal'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 Senegal
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Decarbonised transport sector by
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
3
|
2 to
2
|
1 to
1
|
0 to
1
|
2047 to
2050
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-46 to
-36%
|
-61 to
-61%
|
-100 to
-81%
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| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Share of electricity
per cent
|
0
|
5 to
21
|
17 to
36
|
33 to
43
|
|
Share of biofuels
per cent
|
0
|
2 to
11
|
4 to
59
|
9 to
62
|
|
Share of hydrogen
per cent
|
0
|
1 to
12
|
34 to
34
|
42 to
55
|
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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