Target indicators for the transition to a green economy and ensuring
“green” growth in the Republic of Uzbekistan until 2030
№
Indicators
Unit
2022
Year
2024
year
2026
year
2028
year
2030
Year
1.
Reduced energy consumption per
unit of GDP
(compared to from 2021)
%
5,0
14,0
22,0
27,0
30,0
2.
Electricity consumption in industry,
its share in total consumption
%
26,0
25,0
23,0
21,0
20,0
3.
Increasing the share of renewable
energy sources in total electricity
production (along with
hydropower)
%
8,0
9,0
24,3
29,0
30,5
kW/h
6,5
8,6
25,0
34,0
40,7
4.
Construction of low power solar
photovoltaic installations
MW
10,0
150,0
400,0
800,0
1500,0
5.
Population with access to improved
drinking water sources, relative to
total population
%
69,7
80,93
87,12
88,5
90,0
6.
Increasing the stock of trees and
shrubs in forest areas
mil.m3
64,2
68,1
77,0
85,5
92,3
7.
Expansion of green spaces in cities
within the framework of the
«Yashil Makon» project (relative to
the total area of the settlement)
%
8,3
12,4
15,8
23,8
30,0
8.
Degree of processing of generated
municipal solid waste
%
30,0
40,0
50,0
60,0
65,0
On the basis of public-private partnership, clusters of integrated solid waste
management have been created with the introduction of recycling and recycling technologies.
These are related to the specific climatic and geographical features of Uzbekistan, its unique
ecosystems, and innovation policy priorities aimed at reducing environmental impact, energy
consumption, and the introduction of energy-saving technologies in the economy and social
spheres. Additionally, there is a development and implementation of state policy to increase energy
efficiency and develop renewable energy sources, promote energy-saving and low-carbon
industries, implement important ecosystem restoration projects, and increase the production of
environmentally friendly products. In this regard, it should be noted that in 2022, the construction
of new renewable energy facilities with a capacity of almost 10 GW, including 5 GW of solar, 3
GW of wind, and 1.9 GW of hydroelectric power plants, as well as 7 projects with a total capacity
of 173 MW in the field of hydropower, will take place. UN organizations such as the United
Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the Socio-Economic Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (ESCAP), as well as international organizations like the Global Green Growth Institute
(GGGI), play an active role in promoting green growth strategies. The green economy covers
sustainable development issues such as preserving the environment, biodiversity, and ecosystem
services, creating green jobs, and addressing poverty.
The main stages of a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of environmental
policy and green growth are selecting priority indicators of the environmental effectiveness of
green growth, determining the level of effectiveness with their help, and comparing performance
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indicators to set targets. In the long term, based on the goals of the “green economy” development
model, when introducing the following sectors of the economy, the results will be assessed
according to the level of achievement: energy (energy efficiency, partial transition to renewable
energy), waste disposal (reduction of anthropogenic impact), “green” technologies (bio-, nano-,
information and communication technologies). Analysis and calculation of environmental and
economic indicators of the development of the “green economy” are of great importance. The
effectiveness of the model is explained by the socio-economic and environmental consequences
of its implementation, taking into account the effectiveness of economic mechanisms for ensuring
the transition to a “green economy”. As part of the formation of a “green economy,” the formation
of global environmental risks and modern adaptation mechanisms, the assessment of
environmental risks, and forecasting the quality of the environment as a result of natural and
anthropogenic impacts are becoming an increasingly urgent problem.
To create an information and analytical system, collect and store knowledge in the field of
assessing damage from environmental pollution, analyze knowledge in the field of assessing
negative external effects of economic development, digitize the process of environmental an d
economic analysis, comprehensive assessment of damage from pollution by various components
of the environment, negative environmental threats and the development of software tools for
monitoring, analyzing and forecasting risks is of great importance.
In
the
future,
the
effectiveness of the “green economy” development model will be assessed through its
implementation in the following sectors of the economy: energy (energy efficiency, partial
transition to renewable energy sources), waste disposal (reduction of anthropogenic impact),
“green” technologies (bionanotechnologies, information and communication technologies),
"green" transport, "green" building, and clean water (wise use of water resources).
In
this
context, much attention should be paid to several factors. Firstly, "ecological innovation" is crucial.
Secondly, a national program should be established to solve environmental problems and ensure
environmental safety, including the comprehensive and local restoration of ecosystems in areas with
increased environmental hazards, increasing the efficiency of ecosystem monitoring and forecasting
of environmental processes in the region, ensuring the interests of the country in the region in terms
of the use of mineral and water-energy resources, and formation of a regulatory international legal
framework. Thirdly, legislation on the use of natural resources should be improved, and favorable
conditions for the introduction of technologies, attracting "green" investments, and creating
appropriate economic mechanisms for adaptation to climate change should be created. Fourthly,
ensuring environmental safety is not only directly related to the lives of people living in a given
country or region but also has global significance. Therefore, priority tasks include increasing
consideration of the environmental factor in the development and modernization of production in the
region, introducing environmentally friendly technologies, bio nanotechnologies, supporting eco-
innovations, and developing the activities of public associations, non-governmental and non-profit
organizations in solving certain environmental problems. Finally, it is necessary to provide for the
solution of a number of urgent issues related to environmental protection and ensuring environmental
safety, including improving legislation on the use of natural resources, creating favorable conditions
for the introduction of eco-innovative technologies, attracting "green" investments, creating
appropriate economic mechanisms for adaptation to climate change, improving environmental taxes,
and introducing new financial instruments for the development of "green" (environmentally friendly)
technologies through public procurement and implementation of "green" investments taking into
account environmental requirements. Currently, there are more than ten participants in the project.
As part of this platform, participants will jointly create innovative solutions that will help transition
to a green economy. P4G is an institutional framework supported by a number of prestigious
international associations and financial institutions. In the context of the implementation of the
concept of sustainable development, the development of forms and mechanisms of an innovative,
environmentally oriented development model of Uzbekistan requires that it be based on
harmonization in the transition from the protection of individual elements of nature to the protection
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of ecological systems as a whole. This will guarantee optimal parameters of the environment in which
people live and interact with mechanisms for the development of economic sectors according to the
principles of "green economy".
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