130
Sustainable industry (25%)
Reference scenery
120
Hydrogen (21%)
Electromovility (17%)
80
Buildings e ciency (17%)
65
Coal power down (13%)
40
Energy e ciency (7%)
Forest increase
0
Forest capture
2015
2020
2030
2040
2050
Figure 2 Measure contributions towards carbon neutrality
Source: Ministry of Energy 1
Emissions Chile is responsible for 0.25% of global emissions from burning fossil fuels for energy purposes, with an average per capita of 4.45 MtCO 2 eq. (2019) slightly below the world average. The energy sector is the main greenhouse gas (GHG) national emitter, 77% of the total GHG emissions in 2018, with a total accounted for 87.1 MtCO 2 eq., which represents an increase since 2013 of 17%. The leading cause for this growth is the country’s energy consumption, including the consumption of natural gas for power generation and liquid
of CO 2 into the Lula, Sapinhoá and Lapa oil fields since 2013. By 2025, its cumulative goal is to process a total of 40 million tonnes. The other exception is Mexico, where the Ministry of Energy developed a Technology Roadmap on CCUS, updated in 2018. This proposed a national strategy and inventory, and the creation of a centre for technological research and development, with an exploratory stage that included a CO 2 capture demonstration project. However, the government abandoned these plans due to an apparent lack of funds.
fuels for land transportation, mainly diesel and gasoline. Within the Fuel Combustion Activities classification, the Electricity Generation subclass is the most important with 32%, followed by 21% of Land Transportation, 14% of Manufacturing Industries and Construction, and 7% of Residential activities (see Figure 3 ). Total GHG emissions were dominated by CO 2 , which accounted for 78%, followed by CH 4 with 13% and N 2 O with 6%. Fluorinated gases collectively account for 3% of the country’s total GHG emissions as of 2018. Antofagasta, Valparaíso- Metropolitan and Biobío Regions represent the main emission concentration zones, where 73% of the energy sector’s total emissions are generated (see Figure 4 ).
24% Transport
14% Industry
7%
21%
4%
7% Buildings
2016
5%Waste
6% Industrial processes
25%
11% Agriculture
32% Electricity
Figure 3 GHG emissions by sector Source: Ministry of Energy 2
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