Marginal abatement cost curve for Uruguay in 2030 Emission reduction cost (dollars per metric ton of CO2equivalent)
100 120
40 60 80
20
6 7
0
-20 -40 -60 -80
5 8 4 2 1 5 10 15 20 25 30
1- Replacement of diesel and fuel into compressed natural gas 2- Improve energy efficiency in businesses/services 3- Improved residential energy efficiency 4- Air conditioning technology in businesses and services 5- Improved vehicular performance 6- Improved industrial energy efficiency 7- Residential lighting 8- Commercial/industrial lighting 9- Industrial lighting 10- Public lighting 11- Reorganization of the metropolitan transport system 12- Improved truck load factor
Source: ECLAC, La economía del cambio climático en el Uruguay. Síntesis, 2010. Figure 3.23
In all of the three abovementioned areas, many countries of the region have already pioneered innovative climate change policies, investments and solutions. Today, these success stories and best practices have to be scaled up and integrated into comprehensive national and regional pro-growth, pro-jobs and pro-poor development strategies.
37 35 40 45
13- Wastewater 14- Biogas capture 15- Planting of grassland 16- Biodiesel use in transport 17- Forest management
18- Ethanol use in transport 19- Greater efficiency for energy, replacing fossil fuels, reducing losses in transmission and distribution
20- Biomass generation 21- Improving the efficiency of boilers and heat recovery 22- Industrial solid waste 23- Improve motor efficiency in the other sectors 24- Wind energy
50 55 60 65 Abated emissions (millions of metric tons of CO2 equivalent) 3
11 10 9
18 13 14 15 16 17 19
24
21 20
22 23