Decarboost Project - Catalyzing Investments to
Decarbonize Latin America and the Caribbean

DescarbonizAR is the platform of the Decarboost Project for Argentina.

The objective is to disseminate information and outcomes at the country level, enhancing project outreach and providing relevant information to key stakeholders on decarbonization trends and opportunities.

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Objective

Decarboost Project is structured in three outcomes that will be developed with focus on three main sectors

Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use Energy Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use
Transport The socio-economic importance of the Argentine agro-industry sector is evident in its contributions to the national economy, and as a driver for development and technological innovation. The GHG emissions addressed by the National Action Plan for Agriculture and Climate Change accounts for 37% of total national emissions, or around 136 MtCO2eq (3rd BUR). These emissions correspond to agriculture, livestock, forestry and other land uses. Energy Energy Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
Transport Energy supply in the country is characterized by its heavy dependence on fossil fuels. This source accounted for 87% of total domestic supply (Second NDC). Considering the major sources of GHG emissions in Argentina, the Energy sector is the most significant one, representing 53% of national emissions (3rd BUR), including supply and demand subsectors.
 Transport Energy Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
Transport The transport sector plays a significant role in the economic structure as it makes feasible the access of key traded commodities to international markets. It accounts for about 14% of national GHG emissions (3rd BUR). In 2019, the transport sector represented the 33% of the energy demand in the country. This consumption was supplied by diesel (39%), gasoline (36%), natural gas (12%), biofuels (9%) and other fuels (4%) (Second NDC).
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Objective

Decarboost Project is structured in three outcomes that will be developed with focus on three main sectors

The socio-economic importance of the Argentine agro-industry sector is evident in its contributions to the national economy, and as a driver for development and technological innovation. The GHG emissions addressed by the National Action Plan for Agriculture and Climate Change accounts for 37% of total national emissions, or around 136 MtCO2eq (3rd BUR). These emissions correspond to agriculture, livestock, forestry and other land uses.
Energy supply in the country is characterized by its heavy dependence on fossil fuels. This source accounted for 87% of total domestic supply (Second NDC). Considering the major sources of GHG emissions in Argentina, the Energy sector is the most significant one, representing 53% of national emissions (3rd BUR), including supply and demand subsectors.
The transport sector plays a significant role in the economic structure as it makes feasible the access of key traded commodities to international markets. It accounts for about 14% of national GHG emissions (3rd BUR). In 2019, the transport sector represented the 33% of the energy demand in the country. This consumption was supplied by diesel (39%), gasoline (36%), natural gas (12%), biofuels (9%) and other fuels (4%) (Second NDC).The transport sector plays a significant role in the economic structure as it makes feasible the access of key traded commodities to international markets. It accounts for about 14% of national GHG emissions (3rd BUR). In 2019, the transport sector represented the 33% of the energy demand in the country. This consumption was supplied by diesel (39%), gasoline (36%), natural gas (12%), biofuels (9%) and other fuels (4%) (Second NDC).
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Outcomes

A set of publications, presentations and policy briefs will be made available as part of the project activities for results dissemination.

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About the regional project

The DecarBOOST project “Enabling conditions for investment in the transition to a low-carbon society in Latin American countries” aims to provide the evidence base for necessary policy reform and contribute to map out the conditions that may result in the rapid decarbonization of the economies of three Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil and Peru. 

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project reports
briefs

This project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) supports this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag. 

 

 

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