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Uganda | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators
Emissions
GHG Emissions 2007-2011 (MtCO2e)
Rank as emitter (including
LULUCF):
Below
Top
50
Country-reported GHG
emissions (incl. LULUCF)
(MTCO2):
49.8 (reporting year: 2005)
Country-reported GHG
emissions (excl. LULUCF)
(MTCO2):
41.55 (reporting year: 2005)
Information
GHG inventory:
2000 (Second National Communication 2014)
Climate risk assessment:
2nd National Communication to the UNFCCC (2014)
Targets
Economy wide targets - Up to (and including) 2020
None
Economy-wide targets - Beyond 2020
None
Targets - Energy demand
None
Targets - LULUCF
None
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Uganda | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators
Targets - Renewables
Increase the use of modern renewable energy from 4% to 61% of the total energy
consumption by the year 2017
Source:

The Renewable Energy Policy for Uganda, (2007)
Targets- Transport
None
Policies
GHG Mitigation framework
National Climate Change Policy (2013)
Source:

National Climate Change Policy, (2013)
Adaptation framework
National Climate Change Policy (2013)
Source:

National Climate Change Policy, (2013)
Policies - Carbon pricing
None
Policies - Promotion of low-carbon energy (inc. renewables)
Institutional improvement; sustainable biomass; Waste to heat energy; Global Energy
Transfer Feed-in Tariff
Source:

The Renewable Energy Policy for Uganda, (2007)
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Policies - Energy demand
Energy efficiency standards; More efficient wood stoves
Source:

The Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (2008)
Policies - Transport
None
Policies - LULUCF
Promoting sustainable forest management and conservation, piloting test processes for
stakeholder engagement in implementing REDD+ initiatives,
Source:

The National Forestry and Tree Planting Act (2003)
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