ESTRATEGIA CLIMÁTICA DE LARGO PLAZO DE PARA UN DESARROLLO BAJO EN EMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO Y RESILIENTE AL CLIMA URUGUAY

Uruguay's Long-Term Climate Strategy (ECLP) establishes a roadmap toward CO2 neutrality by 2050 and stability in CH4 and N2O emissions. The strategy prioritizes climate adaptation and resilience due to the country's high vulnerability, particularly in its agro-industrial and coastal sectors. Key mitigation pathways include a second energy transformation focusing on electromobility and green hydrogen, the gradual substitution of clinker in cement production, and increasing carbon sequestration through native and commercial forestry. The document also emphasizes a 'Just Transition' to manage employment shifts in the energy and waste sectors, while aligning national efforts with the Paris Agreement's Global Goal on Adaptation.

• Uruguay aims for CO2 neutrality by 2050 through an aspirational scenario that combines emission reductions in energy and industry with increased carbon sequestration in the AFOLU sector.
• The energy sector, which accounts for 92% of CO2 emissions, plans a second transformation focusing on the substitution of fossil fuels with renewables and electricity, the promotion of battery electric vehicles (BEV), and the integration of green hydrogen.
• In the industrial sector, specifically cement production, Uruguay proposes a gradual substitution of clinker to achieve a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 compared to the trend scenario.
• The AFOLU sector is responsible for 75% of total GHG emissions and 100% of CO2 removals; the strategy proposes maximizing carbon capture through increased native forest (Fnat) and commercial forest (Fmad) areas.
• Uruguay seeks stability in methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions by 2050, primarily by increasing livestock productivity to reduce emission intensity per unit of product without compromising food production.
• The waste sector aims to significantly reduce methane emissions through the National Waste Management Plan (PNGR), with aspirational goals of zero or 10% landfilling by 2050.
• Adaptation is a national priority due to high vulnerability; projections indicate that by the end of the century, sea-level rise could flood up to 12,000 hectares and cause the loss of 2,271 hectares to coastal erosion.
• The strategy emphasizes a 'Just Transition' to address employment risks, particularly for workers in fossil fuel-based energy and landfill management, while identifying opportunities in renewable energy and circular economy jobs.
• Uruguay intends to align its national adaptation efforts with the Paris Agreement's Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) to help achieve political and financial parity between mitigation and adaptation.
• The country's electricity matrix is already highly decarbonized, with 76% of installed capacity and over 90% of generation coming from renewable sources.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). ESTRATEGIA CLIMÁTICA DE LARGO PLAZO DE PARA UN DESARROLLO BAJO EN EMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO Y RESILIENTE AL CLIMA URUGUAY. https://leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5198.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. ESTRATEGIA CLIMÁTICA DE LARGO PLAZO DE PARA UN DESARROLLO BAJO EN EMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO Y RESILIENTE AL CLIMA URUGUAY. n.d. https://leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5198.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendestrategia, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{ESTRATEGIA CLIMÁTICA DE LARGO PLAZO DE PARA UN DESARROLLO BAJO EN EMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO Y RESILIENTE AL CLIMA URUGUAY}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5198.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }