Uruguay

Uruguay

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Uruguay's Climate Change Impact

Positive

  • πŸŽ‰ Pledge net zero by 2030 (under discussion)
  • πŸ”‹ 98% of electricity is from renewables
  • 🍾️ Energy mix contains low coal (0%)
  • 🌞 Uses solar power (2%)
  • πŸƒ Uses wind power (29%)
  • 🌊 Uses hydro power (50%)
  • πŸŒ… Other renewables power (~15%)

Negative

  • πŸš— No pledges to ban ICE vehicles
  • πŸ›’ Electricity from oil (1%)

Percentages rounded from 2019 data.

πŸ“ˆ Uruguay is rank 189 out of 195 countries for Climate Change.

How would you rate Uruguay's Environmental Impact?

Is the Uruguay part of the IEA (International Energy Agency)?

No, Uruguay is not a member or an association of the IEA.

What is Uruguay's renewable vs fossil fuel energy mix?

Uruguay uses 98% energy from renewable sources compared to 1.7% energy from fossil fuel sources.

Uruguay's Climate Change Action

A list of some of Uruguay's common climate change questions.

Have Uruguay's government pledged to ban diesel and petrol cars?

Currently there are no plans by Uruguay's government to ban ICE cars, such as diesel and petrol..


Have Uruguay's government pledged to be a net zero country?

Yes, Uruguay have pledged to be a net zero country by 2030.


Does Uruguay's electricity mix still contain coal?

No, Uruguay's electricity does not contain any coal as part of the countries energy mix.

Does Uruguay's generate nuclear electricity?

No, Uruguay's does generate nuclear electricity.

Uruguay's Climate Change Resources

National Climate Change Entity

Are you looking for your countries department for action against climate change? If so, the website below is Uruguay's dedicated environment and global warming resource. We encourage everyone to put pressure on local and national government's to put climate change high on their priority and to push forward with climate positive laws.

Climate Change Division - Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment

Uruguay's Comparison Against Countries

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