41 - Nassiba Baimatova - Baimatova_Coal phase-out Action Plan to achieve the Carbon Neutrality Strategy in Kazakhstan

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41 - Nassiba Baimatova - Baimatova_Coal phase-out Action Plan to achieve the Carbon Neutrality Strategy in Kazakhstan
41 - Nassiba Baimatova - Baimatova_Coal phase-out Action Plan to achieve the Carbon Neutrality Strategy in Kazakhstan

Central Asia (CA) is a new hotspot of air pollution despite its lower population density compared to other Asian regions. Kazakhstan, the largest and economically robust upper-middle-income country in CA, has driven its post-independence economic growth primarily through fossil fuel exploitation. It stands as one of the top ten countries globally in terms of coal reserves, with 33.6 billion tons across 400 deposits, of which 29.4 billion tons are proven and probable (2.4% of the world's total).
In 2020, coal accounted for 50% (75 million tons) of Kazakhstan's energy consumption, with a significant portion (69%) allocated to Combined Heat and Power Plants (CHPPs) for electricity generation and district heating. Coal combustion was responsible for 65% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the energy sector in 1990, decreasing to 59% in 2017. The emissions from Kazakhstan's CHPPs substantially exceeded the limits set for power plants in European countries by over 10 times for PM, over 20% for NOx, and up to 2.5-fold for SOx.
Transitioning away from coal necessitates a surge in alternative energy sources, with natural gas playing a pivotal interim role and providing flexibility to the renewable energy sector. Kazakhstan, situated among the top 20 countries globally in terms of overall gas resources (2.3 trillion cubic meters in 2020), may choose to expand its national gas market as an initial step towards achieving carbon neutrality.
In 2020, Kazakhstan committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. The pathway to this ambitious goal involves several key pillars, including coal phase-out by 2050, expanding the national natural gas infrastructure in major coal-producing regions, and significantly increasing natural gas-fired power generation. Additionally, renewable energy sources are slated to progressively increase from less than 3% in 2020 to 15% by 2030, ultimately constituting more than 80% of the power generation by 2060.

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