Uploaded on 2016-08-21 by Cesar de Sousa

• What are the dominant fossil fuels used in your country? According to www.iea.org/sankey the dominant fossil fuel used in Mozambique is oil (imported) and natural gas in a small proportion. In Mozambique they constitute only about 15% of total final consumption. Coal is not specified as part of total final consumption appearing as exports and ‘own use’ categories. The large majority is provided by bio/waste (71.5%) and electricity from hydropower and small proportion imported (energy source not specified). • Where are the dominant fossil fuels mainly used for in your country? (e.g. transport, industry, non-energy use etc.) As to predominant uses of oil it goes mainly for transport and small part for industry while natural gas goes to transport and ‘other’ category • It is your task to create a new policy in order to improve the environmental friendly and sustainable sources and consumption of energy of your country. How would you do that? Think of how you can improve the sources and the consumption of energy. What I get from the Sankey diagram is that main source of energy comes not from fossil fuels but from bio/waste sources. If on the one hand we could look for more efficient use of energy that derives from fossil fuels in order to be more environmental safe the sector of transport seems to be an area policies should be aimed at. Most of fossil fuels are used there (oil and natural gas) and it is a sector that will expand services over time. Engine efficient and safe use and efficiency in transportation (trains in railroads rather than trucks on tar roads) and combinations of maritime cabotage (short sea shipping) and rail and road transport could allow for better efficiency factoring in environmental concerns. Mozambique has over 3,000 km of coast and serves the hinterland through railroads ending in Maputo (south), Beira (at the center) and Nacala (in the north). Another railroad is envisaged to deliver goods at a port to be created in the central region (Macuse, north of existing facilities in Quelimane). As to better use of biowaste there are experiments with biogas as references links below show. https://gaiaandglobalwarming.wordpress.com/gaia-projects-2/biogas-mozambique/ http://www.adpp-mozambique.org/renewable-energy/biogas http://www.biogasonline.com/projects.asp http://www.partnersforinnovation.com/en/biogas-mozambique/ One public photo of UNIDO project is included for illustration As to policies (I know very little about the topic) I make reference to a presentation on the web https://www.iea.org/media/technologyplatform/workshops/southafricabioenergy2014/MOZ_Presentation.pdf that mention policies being articulated and presented for approval at the corresponding governance forums and decision making levels. I understand the potential has to be harnessed envisaging easing of hard life in rural areas and rendering more efficient the use of harvested resources for energy needs of the population.