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The Action Plan for 2020-23, adopted by the Government in December 2019, sets out the government's agenda until 2023.&nbsp; Section 9.8 of the Plan is focused on strengthening the legal framework for air protection and climate change. It sets out a package of legislative measures to be designed and adopted during the period, including a low emission development strategy.

The National Development Strategy "Moldova - 2030" is a strategic vision document that indicates the direction of development of the country and society in the next decade based on the principle of the human life cycle, his rights and quality of life, and which includes the following four pillars of sustainable development: a sustainable and inclusive economy, reliable human and social capital, respected and effective institutions, and a healthy environment. The plan identifies the fact that climate change poses risks and opportunities and that these need to be assessed as part of the development agenda.

This Resolution approves the Strategy and Plan of Action meant to implement Moldova's intended Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), aiming to reduce by 2030 GHG emissions by at least 64% unconditionally compared to a 1990 baseline, and by 78% conditionally against the same baseline. This Strategy provides for the development of the energy potential of biomass, solar energy with conversion into electrical and thermal energy, wind energy, hydraulic energy and new energy sources.

Decision no 274 of May 18th, 2015, approves the Strategy on Biological Diversity of the Republic of Moldova for the period 2015-2020.

The Strategy identifies climate change as a direct threat to biodiversity (section 3, 24.) and charges the government to study climate change effects on biodiversity and how it adapts to it. It further seeks to 1) develop technologies to improve adaptability of forestry ecosystems to climate change, and 2) planting 500 ha of degraded areas and improving ecosystems for 4 local species.

This 2014 decision by the Government of the republic of Moldova adopts the Government's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and the action plan to implement it. The decision includes provisions for the implementation of the plan to be monitored by the Ministry of the Environment and tasks the central government with developing sectoral strategies to implement the plan and local governments with taking action to meet the plan's targets. The strategy and action plan are attached as annexes to the decision and cover a wide range of measures to address climate impacts in the agricultural sector, water resources management sector, health sector, forest sector, energy sector and transport sector. The strategy aims to increase the capacity of Moldova to adapt and respond to actual or potential climate change effects and has three specific objectives: 1. Create by 2018 the institutional framework in the field of climate change that would assure the efficient implementation of adaptation measures at the national, sector and local levels. 2. Create by 2020 a mechanism to monitor the climate change impacts, the related social and economic vulnerability and for the management/dissemination of the information on risks and climate disasters. 3. Assure the development of climate resilience by reducing at least by 50% the climate change risks and facilitate climate change adaptation in six priority sectors by 2020.

This law establishes the legal framework for Moldova to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and the regulatory framework to make progress towards the global objective on adaptation to climate change. This law establishes the National Commission on Climate Change (the Commission), an inter-institutional governmental body which will coordinate and approve climate change policies and public capital investment projects in the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as natural disaster risk management. The Commission is to promote cooperation between different economic sectors; stimulate the inclusion of climate change measures in sectoral socio-economic development policy; coordinate the allocation of finances; and ensure transparency in implementation of climate change policy. This law also sets out the tasks for various ministries and agencies across the government.This law sets out the steps that should be followed and the information that should be taken into account in setting national GHG emission reduction targets; climate change adaptation targets; the Public Policy Strategy Paper on Long-term Low-Emission Development; the National Adaptation Programme for Adaptation to Climate Change; sectoral and local policy documents. It also includes articles on reducing fuel consumption such as in transport; monitoring and reporting; transparency; carbon pricing; liability for violation of this framework law and other laws approved pursuant to this law.

This law implements the EU Directive 2012/27/EU in Moldova. It creates the legal framework for regulation of energy efficiency in both energy supply and use.

This Law sets out the legal framework for the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatory national targets for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption, as well as the share of energy from renewable sources in the final energy consumption in transport. The law defines standards for support schemes; guarantees of origin; administrative procedures; and access of energy producers from renewable sources to networks.

This law creates the framework for the application of Directive 2009/28 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of energy from renewable sources. The law mandates a new centralised specialist body to develop a national plan to achieve renewable energy targets drawn from the Directive, as well as making provision for a number of other bodies to play a role in monitoring and regulating compliance with the law and laying down the basic political objectives and regulatory support mechanisms for the deployment of renewable energy resources.

This act defines the Moldovan government's competencies with respect to energy efficiency in the buildings sector. requires the government to approve national plans and programs to increase energy efficiency in buildings, to create financial incentives for renovating existing buildings, and to promote energy efficiency in new construction. It compels Moldova's construction authority to create and implement national energy efficiency policies for buildings, as well as technical regulations and guidelines for implementing them. It allows Moldova's energy efficiency authority to oversee construction management, as well as to develop and implement a national compliance system. Lastly, it requires local governments to integrate energy efficiency considerations into all of their planning activities.

Republic of Moldova Nationally Determined Contribution. NDC3

Republic of Moldova Biennial Transparency Report. BTR1

Republic of Moldova National Inventory Report (NIR). 2024

Moldova National Adaptation Plan. NAP1

Moldova National Communication. NC5

To reduce at least by 50% the climate change risks and facilitate climate change adaptation in six priority sectors by 2020.

20% cut in energy consumption in buildings by 2020 against a 2011 baseline

13%, then 11% electricity transmission and distribution loss reduction, 39% then 20% natural gas transmission and distribution loss reduction, and 5% then 2% heating loss reduction by 2015, 2020 compared with a 2015, 2020 scenario

16% energy savings, then 20% by 2016, 2020 against a 2009 baseline

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