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National Climate Change Response Strategy

2010PolicyAdaptation, MitigationMore details
Sectors: Agriculture, Energy, LULUCF
The National Climate Change Response Strategy is Uruguay's attempt to frame mitigation and adpatation policies. It details which sectors are responsible for the national GHG emissions (energy, land use change and agriculture), lists the country's particular vulnerabilities (costal erosion, uncertainty in annual crop yields, forest fires, etc.), establishes sectoral priorities and objectives. It further discusses the sectoral and transversal management of the efforts.
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Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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National Climate Change Response Strategy
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  • At least 15% share for renewables by 2015Energy: Renewable Energy · Target year: 2015
  • 300 MW of wind power by 2015Energy: Renewable Energy: Wind · Target year: 2015
  • 200 MW of biomass by 2015Energy: Renewable Energy: Biomass · Target year: 2015
  • At least 50 MW of small hydro by 2015Energy: Renewable Energy: Hydro · Target year: 2015
  • 30% of agroindustrial waste at least to produce energy by 2015 against a 2010 baselineEnergy: Renewable Energy: Waste · Target year: 2015

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