What is Serbia's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Buildings
Energy consumption in the buildings sector in Serbia increased by 24% between 1990 and 2019. However, the sector’s emissions grew more modestly in the same period, by 8% to 2.2 MtCO₂e/yr.1 Final energy demand of the sector relies mostly on electricity (43% in 2019), biomass (24% in 2019) and heating networks (13% in 2019).
Serbia'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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Our analysis of 1.5°C compatible pathways show the share of electricity in the building sector’s energy mix rising from 43% in 2019 to between 56–61% in 2030 and 69–80% in 2050.
In April 2021, the Serbian government passed the Law on Energy Efficiency and Rational Use of Energy which established a government agency charged with managing the financing of energy efficiency improvements.2 The law enables subsidising energy efficiency renovations in public buildings, and granting VAT and customs waivers for the purchase and installation of equipment that improve energy efficiency. To help drive further emissions reductions in the buildings sector, the law should be expanded to include residential buildings.
Serbia'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 Serbia
| Indicator |
2019
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2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Decarbonised buildings sector by
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
2
|
1 to
1
|
0 to
0
|
0 to
0
|
2030 to
2032
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-56 to
-54%
|
-88 to
-81%
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-95 to
-91%
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| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
43
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56 to
61
|
66 to
69
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69 to
80
|
|
Share of heat
per cent
|
13
|
15 to
22
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17 to
24
|
22 to
25
|
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Share of hydrogen
per cent
|
0
|
1 to
10
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9 to
12
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13 to
17
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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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