What is Zimbabwe's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Buildings
The building sector is a very minimal contributor of emissions in Zimbabwe (around 1% over total GHG emissions in 2017, around 0.4 MtCO₂e), largely due to the interplay of informal, existing housing stock, slow urbanisation and the unmet demands for housing in cities.1 For this sector to play a positive role in keeping the country’s emissions low, electricity - produced by renewable resources - would have to play an ever-larger role in the sector even as the government seeks to increase housing supply.
Zimbabwe'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 analyses indicate that the share of electricity would need to increase from a low of 4% of the energy mix in this sector in 2019 to between 78-90% in 2050.
In 2020, the government reported that it had banned incandescent lights, removed duties on solar equipment, introduced prepaid meters for demand side electricity management and regulations to govern the installation of solar geysers.2
Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe
| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
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2050
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Relative to reference year in %
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0%
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| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
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2050
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
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4
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30 to
37
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47 to
76
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78 to
90
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Share of heat
per cent
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0
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0 to
1
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0 to
0
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1 to
8
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Share of hydrogen
per cent
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0
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0 to
0
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0 to
0
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0 to
0
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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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