Greenhouse Gas (ghg) Emissions by Sector

Carbon Intensity: GHG Emissions Relative to Gross Domestic Product 
Uzbekistan’s GDP increased 162% from 1990 to 2014, while GHG emissions increased only 13%. Although GDP 
decreased 19% from 1990 to1995 due to the transition to independence in 1991, by 1996 the country was able to 
achieve moderate economic growth.
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Since 1996, GDP growth has resumed, increasing 218%, while GHG emissions 
increased 19%. Although GDP grew faster than GHG emissions, in 2014, Uzbekistan emitted six times more GHGs 
relative to GDP than the world average, indicating room for improvement.
Climate Change Mitigation Targets and Plans 
In its 
Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)
, Uzbekistan established a carbon intensity target, pledging 
to decrease emissions of GHGs per unit of GDP by 10% by 2030 from the 2010 levels. Achieving this target ensures 
development of the economy along with curbing GHG emissions growth. The planning process for strengthening 
measures and actions to achieve this target include: political measures; implementation of measures aimed at 
improvement of energy efficiency; development of scientific research, education and training; and development of system 
for inventory, reporting and control over GHG emissions.
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Upon ratification of the 
Paris agreement
 in November 2018, 
the INDC became Uzbekistan’s first NDC.
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World Resources Institute Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (WRI CAIT 4.0, 2017). Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) are the 100-year GWPs from the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 
Second Assessment Report (SAR)
. 
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Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s 
Third National Communication (TNC)
 to the UNFCCC, 2016. The TNC uses GWPs consistent with Revised IPCC 1996 
Guidelines for the calculation of GHGs in CO
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e. The TNC inventory shows total GHG and sector emissions in MtCO
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e for 1990-2012. 
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Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991 and became a 
UN member state
 in 1992. National total emissions are approximated for 1990-1991 according to the 
methodology WRI uses to calculate emissions for newly formed countries (WRI. 
CAIT Country Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Sources & Methods
, 2015). 
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Republic of Uzbekistan, TNC, 2016.
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Global Legal Insights. 
Energy 2018: Uzbekistan
, viewed on October 22, 2018.
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Republic of Uzbekistan, TNC, 2016. 
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Emissions from other fuel combustion include emissions from stationary and mobile sources other than from energy industries, manufacturing and construction, and 
transport (i.e., commercial/institutional, residential, or agricultural/forestry/fishing/fish farm sources. It also includes biomass combustion. 
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International Energy Agency (IEA), 2018. World Energy Balances. 
Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES) by source
. TPES is the total amount of energy harvested 
directly from natural resources at a country’s disposal.
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Republic of Uzbekistan’s TNC, 2016. 
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United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 2007. 
The Outlook for the Development of Renewable Energy in Uzbekistan.
 
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Republic of Uzbekistan’s TNC, 2016. 
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division (FAOSTAT). Uzbekistan, 
Emissions – Land use total 
and 
Emissions – Agriculture total
, 
viewed on August 19, 2018. There are no data for Uzbekistan for 1990-1991.
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Republic of Uzbekistan’s TNC, 2016.
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Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2017. Uzbekistan: Central Asian Crossroads. From: 
Together We Deliver: 50 Stories of ADB’s Partnership in Asia and the Pacific.
  
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Republic of Uzbekistan, 2017. 
Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)
. 
Source: WRI CAIT 4.0, 2017