Air pollution - Outlook 2020 (Lithuania)

To achieve the atmospheric pollution and GHG emission reduction targets, Lithuania is attempting to increase energy efficiency and promote the use of local renewable energy resources. In 2007, the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania approved a National Energy Strategy which provides the use of local and renewable energy resources and sets the target of achieving a 20-percent share of energy from renewable resources in the primary energy mix by 2025. The Strategy envisages the market share of automotive biofuels reaching 20 % by 2025. At present, a parliamentary working group is drafting a new law on renewable energy resources.

Fig. 3 Percentage growth rate of primary energy, electrical energy and biofuel production, 2001–2007 and targets for 2010 Source: Ministry of Economy.