Resolution No. XI-2375 approving the National Strategy for Climate Change Management Policy.

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, in adhering to Article 3(3) of the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Financial Instruments for Climate Change Management and in implementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 approves the National Strategy for Climate Change Management Policy. 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.
The Strategy consists of sections accordingly dedicated to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Chapter I lays down general provisions; Chapter II provides the findings of the sector analysis, including the analysis of sectors related to the GHG emissions reduction, sectors related to climate change adaptation and sectors important to the climate change management policy-making; Chapter III presents the vision of the climate change management policy; Chapter IV defines climate change mitigation goals and objectives with particular focus on special climate change mitigation goals and objectives set individually for EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) sectors and non-ETS sectors; Chapter V defines special climate change adaptation goals and objectives, Chapter VI includes general climate change adaptation and mitigation goals and objectives and Chapter VII defines the implementation of the Strategy and reporting. Annex 1 to the Strategy outlines the structure of the Strategy and Annex 2 contains EU and national strategic documents on the basis of which special and general climate change mitigation and adaptation goals and objectives are formulated.
The general short-term climate change adaptation and mitigation goals are as follows: mainstreaming climate change in the country’s economic sectors (energy, industry, agriculture, etc.); financial instruments for the implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation projects/measures; improve GHG emissions and removals inventories by sinks and reporting; research and experimental development and innovation in the area; increase environmental proactivity and climate change awareness; coordinate and disseminate climate change information; training of professionals qualified to tackle climate change related issues; improve the insurance scheme for extreme natural disasters and ensuring its effective functioning; etc.
General Indicative Medium-term (By 2030 and 2040) and Long-term (By 2050) Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Goals and Objectives are: achieve production of the major share of energy from low GHG emission sources by promoting investments in eco-innovative technologies for energy production, including CCS technology; achieve the increasing efficiency of agricultural production; achieve renovation in the public sector and inclusion of higher energy efficiency requirements; implement requirements of efficient electricity and heat production and energy saving schemes to increase competitiveness of industry and setting higher obligatory energy efficiency requirements for industrial and household equipment; increase the use of all modes of greener transport by implementing CO2 emission standards and sustainable biofuel production and use; promote research and experimental development in major climate change mitigation areas, including energy production and efficiency and the increase renewable resources in the primary energy balance; ensure community-driven launch of initiatives for GHG emission reduction.
This Strategy is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Agriculture and municipal and other institutions within their remit.