Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 5
By Sara Israfilbayova – Trend:
By 2030, Azerbaijan is committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 35 percent, Trend reports citing UNDP Resident Representative Alessandro Fracassetti.
This was said at joint workshop on energy efficiency and renewable energy, held in Baku on Dec. 5-6 as part of the ‘Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions’ (NAMA) project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNDP in partnership with SOCAR.
The project has three key dimensions: in construction design, transport, and associated gas capturing, he added.
Fracassetti stressed that the most ambitious goal is the third goal - the collection of associated gas.
During last year's research, it was revealed that associated gas is greatly emitted into the air from Siyazan oil fields, he added.
Therefore, this project is important, because this associated gas can be collected and supplied to residents, he said.
Fracassetti stressed that he appreciates the participation of SOCAR in the project.
Speaking about the global environmental situation, he stressed that if nothing is done, then by 2030, as a result of global warming, the average temperature in the world will increase by 1.5 degrees.
This ambitious plan could yield 65 million new jobs and a direct economic gain of $26 trillion compared to business as usual over the next 12 years, he said.