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Senegal | 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):
6.36 (reporting year: 2000)
Country-reported GHG
emissions (excl. LULUCF)
(MTCO2):
16.88 (reporting year: 2000)
Information
GHG inventory:
2000 (Second National Communication 2010)
Climate risk assessment:
National Adaptation Programme of Action
(2006);National Communications to the UNFCCC
(1997, 2010)
Targets
Economy wide targets - Up to (and including) 2020
None
Economy-wide targets - Beyond 2020
None
Targets - Energy demand
None
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Senegal | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators
Targets - LULUCF
Protect 32,250 vulnerable people and 125ha of land from local floods by 2014
Source:

Stormwater Management and Climate Change Adaptation Project (2013)
Targets - Renewables
Increase the proportion of renewable energy and biofuels in Senegal’s energy mix by 15%
by 2020
Source:

Foreword of the Renewable Readiness Assessment (2012)
Targets- Transport
None
Policies
GHG Mitigation framework
None
Adaptation framework
None
Policies - Carbon pricing
None
Policies - Promotion of low-carbon energy (inc. renewables)
Tax exemption for the purchase of equipment required for renewable generation
intended for domestic consumption; Tax relief scheme for renewable energy technology
research; Electricity network operators required to connect renewable generation
facilities to the grid
Source:

Renewable Energy Law (No. 2010-21), (2010)
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Senegal | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators
Policies - Energy demand
Energy Efficient Lighting Programme (2008, project within CDM, in co-operation with the
World Bank)
Source:

Senegalese Rural Electrification Action Plan (2002)
Policies - Transport
National Committee on Biofuels; Support for ethanol production (in particular from
jatropha, 3rd generation biofuels); Fiscal support for biofuel production (revenue tax
exemption for 5 years, value added tax exemptions for purchase of seeds and equipment
for the production and export of biofuels); Elegibility for certification under CDM
Source:

National Bioenergy Strategy, (2006)

Law 2010-22 Regulating the Biofuels Industry, (2010)
Policies - LULUCF
National Action Programme Against Desertification (initially launched 1998); Stormwater
Management and Climate Change Adaptation Project (2013); Ceiling for deforestation in
natural reserves and \special reserves\ and permits for deforestation activities; National
Forest Funds (for fight against deforestation)
Source:


National Forest Policy 2005-2025 (2005)
Forest Code (1998)
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