Historical emissions, excl forestry Historical emissions/removals from forestry. Ethiopia has committed to becoming carbon neutral; however, its NDC does not. Ethiopia - CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion) in Ethiopia was 46.88 as of 2014.
The value for CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) in Ethiopia was 0.119 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.119 in 2014 and a minimum value of 0.015 in 1961.
Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
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Year | Value |
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1960 | 0.016 |
1961 | 0.015 |
1962 | 0.017 |
1963 | 0.018 |
1964 | 0.017 |
1965 | 0.026 |
1966 | 0.032 |
1967 | 0.041 |
1968 | 0.064 |
1969 | 0.060 |
1970 | 0.058 |
1971 | 0.063 |
1972 | 0.047 |
1973 | 0.056 |
1974 | 0.055 |
1975 | 0.037 |
1976 | 0.036 |
1977 | 0.031 |
1978 | 0.040 |
1979 | 0.053 |
1980 | 0.052 |
1981 | 0.052 |
1982 | 0.040 |
1983 | 0.048 |
1984 | 0.042 |
1985 | 0.044 |
1986 | 0.053 |
1987 | 0.059 |
1988 | 0.059 |
1989 | 0.061 |
1990 | 0.063 |
1991 | 0.060 |
1992 | 0.057 |
1993 | 0.057 |
1994 | 0.040 |
1995 | 0.045 |
1996 | 0.048 |
1997 | 0.050 |
1998 | 0.051 |
1999 | 0.049 |
2000 | 0.053 |
2001 | 0.064 |
2002 | 0.064 |
2003 | 0.069 |
2004 | 0.071 |
2005 | 0.067 |
2006 | 0.070 |
2007 | 0.074 |
2008 | 0.079 |
2009 | 0.078 |
2010 | 0.075 |
2011 | 0.086 |
2012 | 0.093 |
2013 | 0.112 |
2014 | 0.119 |
Development Relevance: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is naturally occurring gas fixed by photosynthesis into organic matter. A byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning, it is also emitted from land use changes and other industrial processes. It is the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas that affects the Earth's radiative balance. It is the reference gas against which other greenhouse gases are measured, thus having a Global Warming Potential of 1.Burning of carbon-based fuels since the industrial revolution has rapidly increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, increasing the rate of global warming and causing anthropogenic climate change. It is also a major source of ocean acidification since it dissolves in water to form carbonic acid.The addition of man-made greenhouse gases to the Atmosphere disturbs the earth's radiative balance. This is leading to an increase in the earth's surface temperature and to related effects on climate, sea level rise and world agriculture. Emissions of CO2 are from burning oil, coal and gas for energy use, burning wood and waste materials, and from industrial processes such as cement production.The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies.Emission intensity is the average emission rate of a given pollutant from a given source relative to the intensity of a specific activity. Emission intensities are also used to compare the environmental impact of different fuels or activities. The related terms - emission factor and carbon intensity - are often used interchangeably.The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the largest share of the greenhouse gases contributing to global warming and climate change. Converting all other greenhouse gases (methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) to carbon dioxide (or CO2) equivalents makes it possible to compare them and to determine their individual and total contributions to global warming. The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental agreement adopted in 1997 by many of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is working towards curbing CO2 emissions globally.
Limitations and Exceptions: The U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division's World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Department of Interior's Geological Survey, USGS 2011). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average fuel chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values.Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning the fuels among benefiting countries.
Statistical Concept and Methodology: Carbon dioxide emissions, largely by-products of energy production and use, account for the largest share of greenhouse gases, which are associated with global warming. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Cement manufacturing releases about half a metric ton of carbon dioxide for each metric ton of cement produced. Data for carbon dioxide emissions include gases from the burning of fossil fuels and cement manufacture, but excludes emissions from land use such as deforestation.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
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Topic:Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic:Emissions
Ethiopia has set targets to slash carbon emissions by two-thirds within the next 15 years, the most ambitious goal so far presented to an upcoming UN climate change conference in Paris.
'Ethiopia intends to achieve its vision of becoming carbon-neutral, with the mid-term goal of attaining middle-income status,' according to a statement published on the website of the UN convention on climate change.
Addis Ababa has set a target to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases by 64 percent by 2030, the most ambitious plan to date presented to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which begins in November.
Ethiopia said it plans to cut emissions by adopting cleaner practices in agriculture, construction and transport, as well as slowing deforestation.
More than three-quarters of Ethiopians have no access to electricity, and depend entirely on wood stoves—a major source of carbon dioxide.
The Ethiopian government has launched major infrastructure projects to increase renewable energy production, including the giant Grand Renaissance dam on the Blue Nile river, to produce 6,000 MW when completed in 2017.
Ethiopia has also built several wind farms and geothermal projects in recent years.
'Ethiopia's strategy to build a climate resilient green economy is showing the way to rich countries—from Australia to Japan—who have yet to announce their final countries commitments ahead of the critical climate summit in Paris,' said Tim Gore, Oxfam's international climate adviser.
Ethiopia is the twelfth country worldwide and the third African nation to submit its contribution to the climate conference in Paris.
© 2015 AFP
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