Albania

This strategy outlines objectives for the sustainable development of the agro-food sector in Albania. It aims to develop policies that promote the sustainable use of natural resources and mitigate climate change impacts. This strategy aligns with and aims to facilitate the Western Balkans Green Agenda adopted in October 2023. The reforms in the fishing sector, specifically, are expected to contribute to the development of Albania's blue economy and support EU climate policies more broadly.&nbsp;

This plan aims to address the five dimensions of the Energy Union, namely energy security, the internal energy market, energy efficiency, decarbonization, and research, innovation, and competitiveness. It seeks to review targets and policies in the energy sector to alleviate energy poverty and provide affordable energy, to provide and ensure accessibility to quantitative data on the sector as well as to inform relevant stakeholders on the plan. The key policies and objectives focus on the increase in renewable energy sources, reduction of fossil fuels in transport and industry, incorporation of fuel switching and energy efficiency measures targetting the building sector, and the improvement of forestry management. The targets set in the plan include 18.7% emission savings and 54.4% renewable energy share in energy demand.

This document sets the government and its partners' priorities over the period 2021-2023. It notably calls for a financing of renewable energy capacity, and carbon-curbing measures.

This document sets the government's strategy on the transition from a linear to a circular economy. This document will serve as a mechanism that will connect all the actors and operators involved in this cycle in order to fulfill the objectives of sustainable development for the prevention and reduction of negative impacts on human health, environmental protection and adaptation to climate change.

The NAP is the adaptation component of the National Climate Change Strategy (NCCS), which was approved by the Decision of the Council of Ministers no. 466 on July 3, 2019. The overall vision of the The National Adaptation Planning (NAP) is an Albania resilient to climate change. The NAP is a long-lasting process that establishes an implementation framework, supported through access mechanisms to finances, outreach and involvement, capacity building and monitoring. It includes goals and indicators, with 3 key objectives to be achieved before 2035:
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<li>Damages through floods are reduced</li>
<li>Agricultural resilience against floods is enhanced</li>
<li>Drinking water quality is secured despite impacts from climate change</li>
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The implementation of the NAP is provided through “priority actions” of importance for climate resilience in Albania. It also contributes to fulfilling 4 of the 6 strategic priorities on climate change action from the NCCS. Namely, 1) Strengthen the capacity of relevant institutions and inter-institutional cooperation to address climate changes issues 2) streamline climate changes across sectoral strategic planning 3) reinforce the capacity and awareness on climate change issues 4) align to the EU Climate Change framework across sectors.&nbsp;

This law aims to contribute to the country's reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, to adaptation actions, and to global climate change efforts by ensuring obligations of the Republic of Albania to the UNFCCC are being met. It establishes a comprehensive legal and inter-institutional framework for climate action at the national level in line with EU regulations. It also recognises the climate emergency. The law regulates greenhouse gas emissions from stationary and mobile sources, by products and substances, and the conditions for capture and geological deposition of carbon dioxide. It further sets a monitoring, reporting and verification framework on GHG emissions at the sectoral/resource level.

This law notably aims to increase the use of energy from renewable sources, to reduce imports of fossil fuels and related greenhouse gas emissions, to promote the development of the renewable electricity market and its regional integration, to diversify the energy sources of the country, and to improve the energy supply of rural and isolated areas. This law seeks to consolidate Albania's international commitments to environmental protection and sustainable development. The document establishes 1) the legislative framework for the promotion of use of energy produced from renewable sources, 2) the binding national objectives for the contribution of energy from renewable energy sources in gross final energy consumption, 3) the rules for supporting the energy produced from renewable sources, 4) the obligation for transparency of information, 5) rules for access and operation of the grids for renewable energy sources and connection to the electric energy grid, and 6) the rules for issuing, transferring and cancelation of Guarantees of Origin for the energy produced from renewable sources. This law replaces law 138/2013.

This regulation promotes the production and use of renewable biofuels in the transport sector.

This law was identified in Albania's updated NDC, however no further documentation is available.

Albania National Inventory Report (NIR). 2024

Albania's National Communication. NC1 from 2002

Technical analysis of the first biennial update report of Albania submitted on 12 October 2021. Summary report by the team of technical experts, Technical Analysis Summary Report from UNFCCC Secretariat in 2023

Albania. National Communication (NC). NC 4., National Communication from Albania in 2022

Albania National Adaptation Plan. NAP1

Reduction of harmful aerial emissions (CO2) by 25%

Reducing use of individual vehicles by 30% through the development of an intermodal public transport network and increasing efficiency of interurban public transport network by 60% through the creation of unified mobility networks

Constructing 400km of bicycle lane along the coast in Albania

Improving energy efficiency in existing stock by 50%

Constructing 100km of bicycle lane in Tirana-Durress

30% of public transport by non-polluting energy (electric, biomass, etc.) in the region

9% reduction in energy use by 2018 against a 2010 baseline

9% reduction in total energy consumption by 2015 compared with 2006 baseline

25% total energy consumption from renewables, of which 10MW is PV, 14MW is biomass, 10MW is Geothermal, 240 MW is HC (hydro) by 2020

At least 10% total energy from renewable and biofuels

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