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<div>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 Lithuania’s recovery and resilience plan, which will be financed by €2.2 billion in grants. 38% of the plan’s total allocation for reforms and investments support climate objectives, including:</div><ul><li>Sustainable power generation: developing offshore wind infrastructure, and onshore plants for renewable energy sources (solar and wind power), and creating public and private energy storage facilities. €242 million</li><li>Sustainable mobility: reducing significantly greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out the most polluting road transport vehicles (private, public and commercial) and by increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the transport sector. €341 million</li><li>Accelerating renovation of buildings: supporting the production of modular elements for renovations from organic materials and providing financial support to citizens for actual renovations. €218 million </li></ul>

The Agenda is an updated version of the <a href="https://www.climate-laws.org/geographies/lithuania/policies/strategy-for-the-national-climate-change-management-policy-until-2050" target="_self">National Strategy for Climate Change Management Policy</a> for the period 2021-2050, and was approved in Resolution No XIX-490. The Agenda sets out targets and objectives for 2030, 2040 and 2050 both regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation. The mitigation policy aims at increasing ambition on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction as well as their removals. The Agenda emphasises the importance of mitigation for the sectors energy, transport, industry, agriculture, waste and forestry. In Chapter IV, the Agenda sets out detailed mitigation targets for the different time periods and sectors. Notably, in section 23.1, the Agenda sets out "to reduce GHG emissions by 100% compared to 1990 levels by switching to innovative, low-emission, environmentally friendly technologies and the use of RES in all economic sectors, including up to 20 % of removals by natural sinks from the LULUCF sector, and the use of environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies to offset GHG emissions in sectors where technological options for zero GHG emissions will not be available."

This plan enables a 6.3 billion euro stimulus package that invests in human capital, the digital economy, innovation and research, economic infrastructure, and climate change and energy.

The National Energy and Climate (ENCP) Plan is a ten-year integrated document <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/energy/topics/energy-strategy/national-energy-climate-plans_en" target="_self">mandated by the European Union</a> 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 objectives and targets set out in the plan are : 1) to ensure the quality and sustainability of the use of natural resources, 2) mitigate Lithuania's impact on climate change and increase its climate resilience; 3) to improve the competitiveness of the energy sector; 4) to integrate the Lithuanian natural gas market into the single EU gas market; 5) to connect the Lithuanian power system with the continental European power system for synchronous operation; 6) to ensure the adequacy of the Lithuanian electricity market and power system and increase the share of local electricity generation, 7) to increase the consumption of renewable and alternative fuels in the transport sector and promote sustainable intermodal mobility, 8) to increase the share of renewable energy sources in domestic energy production and gross final energy consumption, 8) to improve the energy efficiency and use of energy from renewable sources in residential and public buildings, etc.&nbsp;

The National Strategy for the National Climate Change Management Policy is drafted according to Articles 3 and 4 of the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Financial Instruments for Climate Change Management (Official Gazette, No 87-3662, 2009). The Strategy implements the EU Climate Change and Energy Package. The overall vision of the Strategy is that "by 2050, Lithuania will have ensured adaptation of the sectors of the domestic economy to environmental changes caused by climate change and climate change mitigation (reduction of GHG emissions), developed competitive low-carbon economy, implemented eco- innovative technology, achieved energy generation and consumption efficiency and use of renewable energy sources in all sectors of the domestic economy(...)". The purpose of the Strategy is to develop and implement the Lithuanian climate change management policy and set short-term (by 2020), indicative medium-term (by 2030 and 2040) and long-term (by 2050) climate change mitigation and adaptation goals and objectives. These targets are detailed for several sectors, including land use, forestry, agriculture, energy, transport and industry.

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Target 10% level of electricity interconnection by 2020 and 15% in 2030

Target 10% of energy used in transport to be from renewables by 2020 and 15% by 2030

Target 23% of gross final energy consumption to be from renewables by 2020 and 45% by 2030

Target 15% increase in GHG reduction outside the EU ETS (compared to 2005) by 2020 and 9% reduction by 2030

Target 21% reduction in GHG emissions in the EU ETS sectors (compared to 2005) by 2020 and 43% reduction by 2030

Target 20% reduction in GHG emissions (compared to 1990) by 2020 and 40% by 2030

Target 45% share of renewables in final energy consumption by 2030

In non-ETS sectors, GHG emissions must be reduced at least by 9 per cent compared to 2005.&nbsp;

In sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), GHG emissions must be reduced by 43% compared to the 2005 levels.&nbsp;

To reduce GHG emissions from all sectors of economy by at least 40% compared to 1990.

20-30% cut in GHG emissions by 2020 compared with a 1990 baseline

No more than 15% growth in baseline GHG emissions by 2020 compared with a 2005 baseline

20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020

Up to 20% increase in renewables of final energy consumption by 2020

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