Ljubljana, February 29, 2024 – Until the end of June, the member states of the European Union have time to work on updating their national energy and climate plans (NEPN). These are extremely important documents for dealing with the climate crisis at the national level, and without strengthening the goals of the member states, even the EU will not fulfill its ambitions in the field of climate and energy.
On the 19th of April, Focus organised a stakeholder meeting with 15 representatives of ministries (Ministry of Infrastructure and Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning), civil society (environmental NGOs and Jožef Stefan Institute) and the local municipality of Ljubljana...
Slovenia overall does not move towards a 1.5°C trajectory. Climate targets surpass the EU minimum requirements for climate effort sharing, while both the renewable and the energy efficiency contributions are not in line with the new EU 2030 energy targets. The absence of policies and measures makes it impossible to assess their credibility...
On 27 February 2020, the Slovenian Government adopted the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan of the Republic of Slovenia (NECP). This version of the NECP was already lacking ambition in four main areas. The target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 of 36% by 2030 (compared to 2005) was not sufficient to limit global temperature rise to the necessary 1.5°C..
Slovenia is taking a step in the right direction with the proposed establishment of an energy poverty reduction scheme in the draft of revised NECP and the implementation...
The lack of steady financial support is hindering take-up of community energy projects. Slovenia needs to recognise the crucial role of community energy projects to tackle multiple...
In the draft revised NECP, Slovenia plans to increase the use of biofuels from 1533 to 2351 GWh in 2021-2030. Biofuels are unsustainable and a major driver of deforestation...
Slovenia shifts away from meeting demand in the transport sector, tackles air pollution in cities and encourages public passenger transport integration..
Although the planned new hydropower projects have a significant negative impact on the environment, the current NECP and some of the scenarios in the draft revised NECP...
A Renewable Energy Contact Point has been established to provide information on renewable energy sources and to promote investments in renewable energy in Slovenia. The contact point guides investors...