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What should Tunisia do?

  • Green growth strategies must be an integral part of all public policies (energy, transport, agriculture, industry…)
  • Accelerate the digitalization of public services for more inclusivity.
  • Mobilize long-term financing.
  • Implement highly responsive technological watch like MRV. (Monitor, Reporting, and Verification) systems.

What you need to know about Tunisia

  • Tunisia considers the use of a carbon market mechanisms
  • The energy situation is characterized by a heavy dependence on natural gas and oil leading to high vulnerability to increases in international fuel prices.
  • In 2022, RE represented only 3.7% of Tunsia’s energy mix.

Recent developments, threats and levers for action

Recent developments

According to the GIZ, Tunisia is well placed to produce green hydrogen and derived products (Power-to-X, PtX).

Strengths

  • An overhaul of the regulatory framework governing the production of electricity from renewable energy is underway. The idea is to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in Tunisia, to encourage manufacturers to invest more, and to ease the procedures for the realization of RE projects.

Opportunities

  • Reshape the financial market into a sustainable and resilient market with high returns.
  • Increase the investments in renewable energies and sustainable agriculture and farming.

Weaknesses

  • The burden of importing energy weighs heavily on the state budget.
  • Tunisia’s policy and regulatory frameworks for climate change are still in the early stages of development. This could lead to implementation challenges and delays.

Threats

  • The waste management problem is becoming increasingly preponderant.
  • The country faces several environmental challenges such as water scarcity, desertification, and is threatened by extreme weather events such as floods, heatwaves and wildfires.

About Climate Diplomacy Snapshots

The data is clear. Accelerated and enhanced action is needed now to build resilience and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. As they seek to address the ongoing health, economic and social impacts of COVID-19, the Ukraine-Russia war and growing climate change impacts, governments should seize opportunities to invest in a recovery that will build social, economic and climate resilience on the long-term. The Climate Diplomacy Snapshots aim to provide the climate community with a clear overview of what each country should do, on climate and recovery, to pursue these joint objectives and keep the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C. Each has been prepared with the help of national experts, and will be regularly updated. The snapshots aim to support climate advocacy in the lead up to COP28.

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