Editing Uruguay (section)

=== Energy ===
In 2010, the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry of Uruguay approved Decree 354 on the Promotion of Renewable Energies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Energy system of Uruguay |url=https://www.iea.org/countries/uruguay |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=International Energy Agency |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Uruguay had, in terms of installed renewable electricity, 1,538 MW in hydropower, 1,514 MW in wind power (35th largest in the world), 258 MW in solar power (66th largest in the world), and 423 MW in biomass.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lebedys |first1=Arvydas |last2=Akande |first2=Dennis |last3=Coënt |first3=Nicolas |last4=Elhassan |first4=Nazik |last5=Escamilla |first5=Gerardo |last6=Arkhipova |first6=Iana |last7=Whiteman |first7=Adrian |date=2022 |title=Renewable Energy Statistics 2022 |url=https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2022/Apr/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2022/Apr/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2022.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) |location=Abu Dhabi |pages=7, 15, 22, 33 |language=en, fr, es}}

* For: hydropower, p. 7; wind, p. 15; solar, p. 22; biomass, p. 33</ref> In 2023, 98% of Uruguay's electricity comes from [[renewable energy]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meadows |first=Sam |date=2023-12-27 |title=Uruguay's green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it's done |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/dec/27/uruguays-green-power-revolution-rapid-shift-to-wind-shows-the-world-how-its-done |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The dramatic shift, taking less than ten years and without government funding, lowered electricity costs and slashed the country's [[carbon footprint]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy|url = https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/03/uruguay-makes-dramatic-shift-to-nearly-95-clean-energy|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 3 December 2015|access-date = 18 February 2016|issn = 0261-3077|language = en-GB|first = Jonathan|last = Watts|archive-date = 6 March 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170306042438/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/03/uruguay-makes-dramatic-shift-to-nearly-95-clean-energy|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Uruguay is now generating 95% of its electricity from renewable energy|url = http://qz.com/566773/uruguay-is-now-generating-95-of-its-electricity-from-renewable-energy/|website = Quartz|access-date = 18 February 2016|language = en-US|first = Sarah|last = Todd| date=6 December 2015 |archive-date = 8 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160208131943/http://qz.com/566773/uruguay-is-now-generating-95-of-its-electricity-from-renewable-energy/|url-status = live}}</ref> Most of the electricity comes from hydroelectric facilities and wind parks. Uruguay no longer imports electricity.<ref name="FionaMcDonald">{{cite web |title=Uruguay has shifted to getting 95% of its electricity from renewables in less than 10 years |url=http://www.sciencealert.com/uruguay-has-shifted-to-getting-95-of-its-electricity-from-clean-energy-sources-in-less-than-10-years |website=ScienceAlert |access-date=18 February 2016 |first=Fiona |last=MacDonald |date=4 December 2015 |archive-date=16 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216163621/http://www.sciencealert.com/uruguay-has-shifted-to-getting-95-of-its-electricity-from-clean-energy-sources-in-less-than-10-years |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, 49% of the country's total [[Greenhouse gas emissions|carbon dioxide emissions]] came from the burning of [[diesel fuel]], followed by [[gasoline]], with a 25% share.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uruguay logra más de 90% de energías renovables en la matriz eléctrica en un contexto de más de tres años de sequía |trans-title=Uruguay achieves over 90% renewable energy in its electricity matrix amid more than three years of drought |url=https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria/comunicacion/noticias/uruguay-logra-90-energias-renovables-matriz-electrica-contexto-tres-anos |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería |language=es}}</ref>