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CAT Clmate Governance Series - Senegal - August Update

5 Aug 2022

It sets out the conditions and standards for production and use in order to ensure the diversification of energy Regulations sources in Senegal by making use of forest and agricultural land and thus contributing to the preservation of the environment. [...] The Council of Ministers discusses some mitigation relevant projects, such as solar and public transport initiatives, but consideration of the need to transition to a zero emissions society is largely absent from its deliberations (Senegal Presidency, 2022c, 2022b).1 While the government supports the deployment of renewable energy, both the Minister of Petroleum and Energy have stressed the need t. [...] The COMNACC is composed of representatives from all sectoral ministries, the Presidency of the Republic, the Senate, the National Assembly, the Prime Minister Office, key public agencies, key groups of private actors, trade unions and academia. [...] While a complete assessment of the state of the government’s climate decision-making is outside the scope of this report, there is evidence of the continuous implementation of climate plans. [...] The National Resource Governance Institute ranks governance of the oil and gas sector highly, but cautions that part of the good performance is due to the inapplicability of some indicators due to the sector’s infancy (NRGI, 2021).

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Climate Action Tracker

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26
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Germany