Country: Uruguay

Overview: The NDC for URY is a Intensity target commitment that includes Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies4 and is estimated to cost in the range of no (partial) costs mentioned.

Uruguay First NDC

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  • Type of Mitigation Target: 3
  • Mitigation Target Details: Intensity target
  • Type of Temperature Target: 2
  • Temperature Target Details: Mentioning global effort to limit global temperature increase to 2?C
  • Type of Mitigation Costs: 1
  • Costs of Mitigation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Type of Renewable Energy Class: 3
  • Renewable Energy Details: Focus area: increase power generation from wind, solar, biomass; extend high-power voltage supply network; 50 MWth of solar collectors for hot water use
  • Type of Energy Efficiency Class: 3
  • Energy Efficiency Details: Focus area: e.g. 100.000 smart electricity meters by 2025; 30% LED lights in public lighting by 2025; mandatory energy-efficiency labeling for household devices; implementation of Energy Efficiency Certificates in all consumer sectors
  • Type of Trasportation Class: 3
  • Transportation Details: Focus area: adoption of biofiuels; introduction of mandatory labeling of energy efficiency in light combustion engine vehicles; introduction of electric vehicles (utility and public transport); installing power systems for electric vehicles
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Class: 1
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Details: Not indicated
  • Agriculture Class: 3
  • Agriculture Details: Focus area: adoption of grassland management practices; effluent treatment; introduction intermittent irrigation technology
  • Land Use and Forestry Class: 3
  • Land Use and Forestry Details: Focus area: e.g. maintenance of native forest area; protection of at least 50% of the peatland area by 2025; avoiding loss of soil organic carbon through natural grassland management
  • Waste Class: 3
  • Waste Details: Focus area: introduction of methane capture and burning
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Class: 2
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Details: Considered (CH4, N2O)
  • Fossil Fuel Production Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Production Details: Not applicable (no fossil fuel production)
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Class: 2
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Details: Considered for cement production
  • Land Use Change Class: 5
  • LAnd Use Change Details: quantified, mitigation target
  • REDD+ Class: 3
  • REDD+ Details: REDD+ specified: strategies for implementation planned or established
  • Trade Class: 1
  • Trade Details: Not mentioned
  • Market Mechanism Class: 1
  • Market Mechanism Details: Not mentioned
  • Mitigation Documents Class: 3
  • Mitigation Documents Details: National Climate Change Policy; General law on environmental protection No. 17.283; National Climate change response plan; Law No. 18.195 on the promotion, and regulation of the production, commercialization and utilization of Agrofuels; Law No. 18.308 Land-Use Planning and Sustainable Development; Law No. 18.597 on Efficient Use of Energy;; 2005-2030 Energy policy
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Class: 2
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Details: Adaptation co-benefit: no examples given
  • Migration and Displacement Class: 3
  • Migration and Displacement Details: Relocation as adaptation strategy (away from flood-prone and/or contaminated areas)
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Details: Sector not included
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Details: Sector not included
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Class: 1
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Details: No losses indicated
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Class: 1
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Details: No future losses indicated
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Class: 2
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Details: Mentioned: heat and cold waves, storm surge
  • Climate Risk of Floods Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Floods Details: Floods mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Details: Droughts mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Details: Temperature increase not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Details: Sea level rise mentioned as climate risk
  • Priority Sectors Water Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Water Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Health Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Health Details:
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Class: 4
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies4
  • Cost of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Cost of Adaptation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Adaptation Documents Class: 3
  • Adaptation Documents Details: National Climate change response plan; National climate change policy; Metropolitan region climate plan; Law-Decree No. 15.239 on the Use and Conservation of Soils and Superficial Waters destined to agriculture ends; Law No. 15.939 on the Forestry Fund ?Ai Natural resources; Law No. 17.234 on the creation and management of National Protected Areas System; Law No. 18.610, on the National Water Policy; No. 18.308 Land-Use Planning and Sustainable Development; Law No. 19.355 on the establishment of the National Environment, Water and Climate Change Office; National relocation plan; Environmental Education National Plan
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Class: 2
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Details: Mitigation co-benefit: conservation plans for protected areas
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Class: 1
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Details: Not mentioned
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Details: Partly conditional to contribution
  • Technoogy Needs Class: 2
  • Technology Needs Details: technology mentioned
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Details: NDC contribution conditional to technology transfer
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Details: Capacity building (partly) conditional to NDC implementation
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Class: 1
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Details: No fairness/equity section
  • Climate Risk Insurance Class: 3
  • Climate Risk Insurance Details: Insurance (market) development. Special focus: agricultural sector, health sector & urban infrastructures
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Class: 1
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Details: Not indicated
  • Stakeholder Consultation Class: 1
  • Stakeholder Consultation Details: Not indicated
  • Education Planning Class: 4
  • Education Planning Details: education to implement the NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Awareness Raising Class: 4
  • Awareness Raising Details: awareness raising to implement the NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Training Class: 1
  • Training Details: training not mentioned
  • Access to Information Class: 1
  • Access to Information Details: information access not mentioned
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Class: 2
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Details: Mentioned
  • Monitoring and Review Class: 2
  • Monitoring and Review Details: Section on domestic monitoring and/or evaluation
  • Sustainable Development Goals Class: 3
  • Sustainable Development Goals Details: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mentioned
  • Sustainable Development Class: 2
  • Sustainable Development Details: Sustainable development mentioned
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Details: not mentioned
  • Green Economy Class: 1
  • Green Economy Details: Not mentioned
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Class: 3
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Details: Disaster Risk Reduction mentioned
  • Section on Fairness Class: 1
  • Section on Fairness Details: No section on fairness/equity
  • Historical Responsibility Class: 3
  • Historical Responsibility Details: Own historical responsibility mentioned
  • Loss and Damage Class: 2
  • Loss and Damage Details: Loss and damage mentioned in NDC
  • Gender Class: 2
  • Gender Details: Mentioned
  • Human Rights Class: 2
  • Human Rights Details: Mentioned
  • Income Class: 3
  • Income Details: High income
  • Region ID: 2
  • Region Name: Latin America & Caribbean
  • G20 Class: 0
  • G20 Details: not G20