ENECO2: An initiative to identify natural decarbonization pathways in Argentina

LOPEZ ABATTE, CELESTE; ARBILLA, L.; GILABERT, AZUL S.; DELGADO, ANA LAURA; MARTINEZ, ANA; GARZON CARDONA, JOHN; OSIROFF, P.; KAHL, L.

Congreso; PIECES 2023 Annual Meeting: Connecting Science and Communities for sustainable seas; 2023

The recent measurement of urban emissions of CO2 fromcities in Argentina revealed that Bahía Blanca is the coastalcity with the highest per capita emissions nationwide. This isdue to its intense industrial activity relative to the smallpopulation; in fact, the port of Bahía Blanca houses the largestpetrochemical industrial hub in the country and the fifth inSouth America. The recently launched ENECO2 (NegativeEmissions of CO2) project seeks to estimate the naturaldecarbonization potential of the nearby estuary andwhether this may contribute to the compensation of the highcity greenhouse gas emissions.