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Croatia NECP
The potential for exploitation of renewable energy in Croatia is significant. Being at the Mediterranean, insolation is big and yet unutilised. On the other hand, the Pannonian basin is rich in geothermal energy which is still not exploited enough for energy generation. Besides focusing on renewables, it is important to accelerate building renovations in all sectors.
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Croatia – climate action progress in figures
Check Croatia’s implementation of its National Energy and Climate Plan
Croatia has a great potential to use renewable energy sources, which would make it possible to phase out fossil fuels, and especially coal, in the nearest possible future. However, fossil fuel phaseout is not clearly foreseen in the draft NECP, which does not include any binding dates (only a provisional one). The renewable energy contribution is set to a bare minimum, although a lot more could be accomplished in this field.
Also, with access to new funding options, more ambition should be put into increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. The energy savings targets are set too low and not ambitious enough to be aligned with EU 2030 energy efficiency targets.
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Croatian NECP Assessment
Croatia overall does not move towards a 1.5°C trajectory. Croatia however fulfils the minimum EU requirements for climate effort sharing and likely for renewable energy. The energy efficiency contribution is not ambitious enough to align with the EU 2030 energy efficiency target. Only some policies and measures (PAMs) are laid out in detail and linked to targets, while many still remain too vague and lack credibility. On top, Croatia plans to expand fossil fuels infrastructure while they should be phased out. Communication across governance levels and with stakeholders has improved significantly compared to the 2019 NECP...
Croatian NECP
The potential for exploitation of renewable energy in Croatia is significant. Being at the Mediterranean, insolation is big and yet unutilised. Besides focusing on renewables, it is important to accelerate building renovations in all sectors.