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“The objective is good (more COtwo emissions (BNS), but the reality is that it would be a great shock for all sectors of the economy. Therefore, we plan to take the current and agreed position: 9%. (reduction to 2030 – BNS) ”, K. Mažeika told BNS.
According to Judita Liukaitytė-Kukienė, Chief Specialist of the Climate Policy Group of the Ministry of the Environment, the EC intends to evaluate the CO proposalstwo reduce emissions into the atmosphere by 50-55% by 2030 instead of the current 30%.
“It is not yet known what cargo will be placed on Lithuania.” We will find out in September whether we will have to increase our commitments, “a ministry spokeswoman told BNS.
Some sectors have grown since 2005, so our savings will have to be greater in some places, such as transportation, around 30%.
Currently, Lithuania is committed to COtwo reduce emissions into the atmosphere by 20% by 2030 compared to 2005. According to J. Liukaitytė-Kukienė, the COtwo emissions, the actual reduction could be 17 percent.
“Some sectors have grown since 2005, so our savings will have to be higher in some places, such as around 30% in transport,” said the ministry spokeswoman.
K. Mažeika: It may be necessary to increase taxes on pollution.
According to the Minister for the Environment, if Lithuania agrees to reduce COtwo emissions, it may be necessary to increase taxes on air pollution for the population, industry and agriculture.
“If we take more ambitious goals, it means that we still have to reduce the number of polluting cars, pollution taxes would increase for industrial companies, more forests should be planted, farmers will have requirements for manure management, etc.” K. Mažeika said.
Some polluting cars, such as diesel, must be abandoned or traffic flows must be reduced.
He predicted that the decision to increase existing or new pollution taxes and restrict the use of polluting cars and equipment would lead to strong resistance.
“Some polluting cars, such as diesel, should be abandoned or traffic flows should be reduced. How many municipalities have bought fossil fuel buses that in many cases could not work? And the same in agriculture. Investments in the implementation of Pollution reduction requirements are still planned. That burden would probably be unbearable, “said the minister.
According to him, faster COtwo The old countries of the European Union, which have “more developed but more polluting industries”, seek to reduce emissions.
“It just caught our eye then. … In this way, they try to maintain a competitive advantage,” said K. Mažeika.
Deputy Minister of Environment: Lithuania COtwo It is proposed to reduce emissions by 33%.
According to the Deputy Minister of the Environment, Marius Narmontas, according to the calculations of a German institute, on which the proponents of more ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, CO, are based.two It aims to reduce emissions by 33 percent.
According to M. Narmont, Lithuania intends to join the Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary) and at the same time submit an application to the Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Frans Timmermans for the proposed new CO.two validity of reduction indicators.
“We want that exchange (contribution to COtwo reduction – BNS) would be very fair and would be based on realistic calculations, ”said Narmont.
According to data from the Ministry of the Environment, in 2018 20.3 million. tons of greenhouse gases, about 1.7 percent. less than in 2017. The biggest polluters are transport (30.2%), energy (28.6%) and agriculture (21.1%), followed by industry (15.6%) and managers of waste (4.5%).
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