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National Infrastructure Strategy

2020Adaptation, MitigationPolicyStrategyMore details
Sectors: Economy-wide, Energy, Rural, Transport, Urban
This strategy notably aims to enhance the country infrastructures' quality and to enable the overall net zero emissions goal by 2050. It defines how the government will boost growth and productivity across the Union.

The document states that the country will 1) keep decarbonising its power, heat and transport networks while enhancing its adaptation capabilities, 2) support private investment alongside the Energy White Paper, 3) reform the planning system to improve its functioning and speed, and 4) focuses on technology to transform its economy, from electric vehicles, to hydrogen heating systems and 5G.

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