Slovenia's integrated National Energy and Climate Plan

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 competitiveness.

The plan establishes the following key objectives : 1) to reduce GHG emissions in transport, agriculture, general consumption, waste management, indutry, energy sectors, to reduce the use of fossil energy sources ( phasing out consumption of coal, support for the implementation of pilotprojects for the production of synthetic methane and hydroge), to increase the share of renewables in energy end-use; 2) to improve energy and material efficiency in all sectors; 3) to rovide additional financial, human and technical resources to expedite the integrated development of the electricity distribution network to reinforce resistance to disruption and boost connectivity; 4) to invest in human resources and new knowledge, to support businesses for a competitive transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, to promote new R&D programmes.