<div>&nbsp;To benefit from the support of the Recovery and Resilience Facility set up by the EU in the aftermath of the COVID-19-induced economic crisis, Member States submit their recovery and resilience plans to the European Commission. Each plan sets out the reforms and investments to be implemented by end-2026 and Member States can receive financing up to a previously agreed allocation. Each plan should effectively address challenges identified in the European Semester, particularly the country-specific recommendations of 2019 and 2020 adopted by the Council. It should also advance the green and digital transitions and make Member States’ economies and societies more resilient. The Commission validates the plan after which it effectively enters in force and EU subsidies can start flowing towards the member state. The European Commission has given a positive assessment to Slovakia’s recovery and resilience plan, which will be financed by €6.3 billion in grants. 43% of the plan’s total allocation for reforms and investments supports climate objectives, including:</div><ul><li>Climate adaptation: Increasing the resilience of forests to the impacts of climate change, revitalising watercourses and supporting biodiversity. €159 million</li><li>Energy efficiency in family houses: financing a large-scale renovation wave to improve energy and green performance of at least 30,000 residential units. €528 million</li><li>Low-carbon transport: supporting the roll-out of charging stations for alternative fuels and the modernisation of railways and new cycling infrastructure. €712 million</li><li>Decarbonisation of industry: promoting energy efficiency and investing in innovative decarbonisation technologies in industry. €368 million</li></ul>

This Strategy aims to identify measures, including additional measures, to achieve climate neutrality in Slovakia by 2050. It outlines options for a comprehensive long-term (30-year) strategic roadmap for moving to a low-carbon economy. The document sets sectoral targets of GHG emissions reductions to 2030 in order to meet its EU commitment (page 19).

The National Energy and Climate (ENCP) Plan is a ten-year integrated document mandated by the European Union to each of its member states in order for the EU to meet its overall greenhouse gases emissions targets.  The Energy and Climate Plan addresses all five dimensions of the EU Energy Union: decarbonisation, energy efficiency, energy security, internal energy markets and research, innovation and competitivenessThe plan establishes the following goals : 1) building a competitive, low-carbon economy by the optimal use of renewable energy sources,nuclear energy, decarbonised gases and innovative technologies; 2) to promoto energy efficiency thanks to measures foccussing on low-energy manufacturing processes in industry and  improvements in building thermal and technical properties; 3) to support an efficient energy architecture which creates the conditions for energy security (utilisation of domestic energy sources); 4) the deployment of smart energy systems and electricity storage systems to ensure an integrated energy market; 5) to implement  R&D programmes.  

This document defines a vision until 2030, which takes into account a possible, probable, and the desired future development, identifies the fundamental systemic problems, sets the objectives until 2030 and proposes a framework for measures to improve the current situation, and it also contains basic result indicators that will enable a verification of achieved results. The basic vision of Envirostrategy 2030 is to achieve better environmental quality and sustainable circulation of the economy, which is based on rigorous protection of environmental compartments and using as little non-renewable natural resources and hazardous substances as possible, which will lead to an improvement in health of the population. Environmental protection and sustainable consumption will be part of the general awareness of citizens and policy makers. Through the prevention and adaptation to climate change, the consequences will be as subdued as possible in Slovakia.&nbsp;

The National Adaptation Strategy contains several objectives, including: dissemination of information and knowledge on the issue of adaptation at all levels of management, as well as for the general public; strengthening of the institutional framework for adaptation processes in the Slovak Republic; developing a comprehensive risk assessment methodology in the context of climate change from the national to the local level; development and application of methodologies for the economic assessment of different adaptation measures (macroeconomic impacts); and the development and implementation of a specific tool for the selection of investment priorities based on an assessment of the cross-sectoral aspects of adaptation measures.

The Act establishes new allocation rules for CO2 emission allowances for period 2013-2020 in compliance with the EU adopted rules. Distribution of allowances free of charge is for the industrial sources with risks of carbon leakage. In district heat supply sources free allowance distribution is going to be decreased from 80 to 20% in 2013-2020 period. For electricity production sources all equivalent allowances are obtained by auctioning manner only. EU ETS stimulates the use of biomass in fuel mix of energy units. Economic and regulatory measures, which were primarily focused on GHG emissions, have also a positive impact on air protection. The GHGs affected are: CO2, N2O and PFCs. 
 
The Act is composed of 40 articles divided into the following Sections: General provisions; Allowance trading; State administration; Transitional and final provisions. The Act regulates: 
- trading in GHG emission allowances between persons registered in the Slovak Republic and the European Union and those registered in the countries listed in Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol which promotes reducing GHG emissions in an economically efficient manner 
- trading in emissions allowances of pollutants 
- rights and obligations of persons who operate or control stationary operation, aircraft operators, other participants in the trading scheme and other participants in the trading system 
- the competence of state administration.

The Act mandates the regular audit of heating systems (nominal power > 20 kW) and air conditioning systems (nominal power > 12 kW)in order to provide better information to the system operator about the system performance as well as opportunities for system maintenance leading to better energy efficiency and thus contributing to the fight against climate change. 
 
The operator of the systems can be fined for not having scheduled and done an audit within mandated deadline. However, the recommendations given by the auditor are non-binding.

The Act gives new competences to the independent national energy regulator with regard to determining prices of energy for each supplier and licensing new market participants. 
 
This Act lays down provisions concerning functioning of network industries including electrical energy, gas industry, thermal energy and water management. The present Act establishes the status and competence of the Regulatory Office for Network Industries, obligations of responsible persons, and rules of functioning of the internal market of electrical energy and the internal gas market. The purpose of this Act is to ensure the availability of goods and related regulated activities at reasonable price and specified quality. 
 
The act and its rules and regulations contribute to some extent to reduced support for electricity production from fossil sources, in particular coal, through price regulation.

The principle aim of the law is to implement the provisions of the EU Third Energy Package into national legislation. The Energy Act introduces the obligation to unbundle energy generation and supply from transmission services. The law strengthens consumer rights and gives new competences to the independent national energy regulator. 
 
In order to foster liberalisation and transparency of the market in electricity and gas, this Act lays down: 
- business conditions of the energy sector 
- marketing, rights and obligations of participants of the energy market 
- measures to ensure security of the supply of electrical energy and gas and functioning of the internal market of electrical energy and the internal gas market 
- rights and obligations of persons whose rights and obligations may be affected by participants of the market of energy sector 
- competences of state administration 
- state supervision and control of the business in the energy sector.

This Act establishes provisions concerning creation of emergency stocks of oil and oil products and the management of these resources, which should contribute to greater energy security. The present Act also lays down obligations of entrepreneurs relating to mining, manufacturing, trade, storage and transport of crude oil and oil products, measures in case of serious shortage of oil, and rights and obligations of state administration. The Act further lays down some amendments to the Act on the promotion of renewable energy sources and high efficiency cogeneration, related to management of oil in case of serious shortage.

Slovakia. National Communication (NC). NC 8. Biennial Reports (BR). BR 5., National Communication,Biennial Report from Slovakia in 2023

Slovakia. 2022 National Inventory Report (NIR), National Inventory Report from Slovakia in 2022

Slovakia. 2021 National Inventory Report (NIR), National Inventory Report from Slovakia in 2021

Slovakia. Biennial report (BR). BR 4, Biennial Report from Slovakia in 2020

Low-Carbon Development Strategy of the Slovak Republic until 2030 with a View to 2050, Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy from Slovakia in 2020

National Strategy of Development of Cycling Transport and Cycle Touring in the Slovak Republic

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This strategy was approved by resolution 223/2013.&nbsp;

National Strategy of Development of Cycling Transport and Cycle Touring in the Slovak Republic

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