Published: 26 Nov 2010
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The Czech Republic, as the party of the European Communities, is involved in the international activities and treaties aimed at minimization of climate change and its impacts on population and ecosystems.
The State Environmental Policy (SEP) is currently being updated and the new version will soon be endorsed. In its fourth priority, the policy focuses on climate protection and minimisation of the negative impacts of climate change. One of the main targets of the SEP is the decrease of greenhouse gas emissions. The strategic framework for climate protection consists of the Climate Protection Policy of the Czech Republic, the National Programme to Abate the Climate Change Impacts in the Czech Republic and the State Programme in Support of Energy Savings and the Usage of Renewable Energy sources. The SEP refers to the above mentioned strategies.
A decrease in national GHG emissions can be achieved with the support of EU structural funds within the realisation of operational programmes, namely the Environment operational programme, the Enterprise and innovations operational programme and the Transport operational programme.
The purpose of the
Climate Protection Policy, currently being negotiated and finalised, is to supplement and coordinate already existing sectoral policies and measures with the aim of achieving the national targets for the protection of the climate and adaptation to the expected impacts of climate change. The time framework (to 2020) follows from the technical-economic and legislative framework (especially the EU Climate and Energy Package) and the related uncertainty in estimation of costs. The document states that the proposed target, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % between 2005 and 2020, is achievable if all the proposed measures are implemented in the way described in general in the document.
The
National Programme to Abate the Climate Change Impacts in the Czech Republic is a strategic document of the government of the Czech Republic. The document coordinates the sectoral and cross-cutting policies at a national level and also takes into consideration the requirements of the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP), which became binding for the Czech Republic on accession to the EU. The individual sectoral ministries were entrusted with implementation of the National Programme.
The National Programme, which was prepared according to the requirements of Council Decision 1999/296/EC, introduces both specific reduction (mitigation) measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also adaptation measures permitting society and ecosystems to adapt to climate change.
Regarding the upcoming measures, the
Green Investment Scheme is one of the most important. The programme aims to reduce energy consumption and CO
2 emissions in the housing sector. The programme will be funded from the sale of emission allowances.
Further information on all documents and measures mentioned is
available online (Fifth National Communication to the UNFCCC).
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