The Ministry of the Environment (MAE)To reduce CO2 emissions in Ecuador, it proposes working on two

dimensions: mitigation and adaptation.

Do you know how much CO2 Ecuador produces?
According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Ecuador emits 1.9
metric tons of CO2 per inhabitant. Which represents 0.1% of emissions worldwide.
Despite being a country with emissions that represent less than 0.5% of CO2 in the world, the government works
to enrich the actions of mitigation and adaptation of climate change, in order to improve the quality of life, in
terms of environmental and social well-being.
Citizens must get involved in initiatives that allow the reduction of emissions such as efficient mobility and
energy saving projects. Likewise, public and private organizations can contribute to reducing their carbon
footprints by measuring, reducing and offsetting them.
Important data

 In 2006, 410.01 Mton of CO2 were emitted by all sectors of Ecuador including energy, industrial
processes, agriculture, land use change, waste (Second National Communication on Climate Change
of Ecuador 2011).
 Between 1990 and 2006, the country has experienced a 78.7% increase in CO2 emissions generated by
transportation.

Global warming is due to the increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere,
in particular carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane gas. The level of CO2 in the
atmosphere has increased from 350 parts per million in 1990 to 411 in 2019.

The increase in GHG emissions is mainly due to the use of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal,
etc.), and to a lesser extent to deforestation, agricultural and industrial activities.

We have already achieved an increase of 1.1 degrees Celsius with respect to the pre-
industrial average temperature, and in the Paris Agreement the countries of the world
committed to restrict the increase in temperature to 1.5 degrees, or a maximum of 2
degrees.

However, according to the commitments assumed by the countries (through the

"Nationally Determined Contributions" or NDC, for its acronym in English), an
increase of 3 degrees C is projected until the year 2100.

Already with the increase experienced, we began to suffer catastrophic effects:

-Massive fires

-Rise of the sea level (due to the thawing of the ice at the poles and Greenland).

-Fluctuations in the rain, which causes droughts in some regions and floods in
others.
-Frost of glaciers and snow-capped mountains.

-Increase of epidemics of tropical diseases (dengue, Zika, malaria, etc.).

-Expansion of invasive species and extinction of endemic species.

Although Ecuador generates only 0.11% of global emissions (less than its share in
population or global GDP), in the Paris Agreement all countries expressed their
commitment to reduce their GHG emissions.

In Ecuador's proposed climate plan, there was no commitment to the absolute

reduction of emissions, only sectorial programs and policies, such as increasing the
generation of renewable energy or reforestation plans (despite which Ecuador is the
country of Latin America that deforests the most, as a percentage).

Public policies to face the problem, such as:

-Ratification of the Paris Agreement

-Reduction or elimination of fossil fuel subsidies

-Promote solar, wind, geothermal, tidal energy and small hydroelectric plants (large
hydroelectric plants emit methane gas from their dams).

-Promote greater energy efficiency.

-To promote electric vehicles and mass public transport (subway, trams and electric
buses).

-Promote actions to adapt to climate change, including more resilient infrastructure.

-Improve solid waste management, including the capture of methane gas for
electricity generation.

-Constitution of an investment fund to face climate change, which channels national

and international resources (a small fund has been set up to replace the National
Environmental Fund that Correa eliminated).
Major data: 2011 is the highest year for the indicator: CO2 emissions - Carbon dioxide (kt).
The result is: 35,728 kt.

Minor data:1962 is the lowest year for the indicator: CO2 emissions - Carbon dioxide (kt).
The result is: 1,566 kt.

Major data: 1984 is the highest year for the indicator: CO2 emissions (metric tons per inhabitant).
The result is: 2.41.

Minor data:1962 is the lowest year for the indicator: CO2 emissions (metric tons per inhabitant).
The result is: 0.33.