Latvia’s National Energy and Climate Plan 2021–2030

The Latvia’s National Energy and Climate Plan 2021–2030 is a multi-sectoral plan of Latvia. Its main objective is to promote the development of a climate-neutral economy by improving energy security and public welfare in a manner which is sustainable, competitive, cost efficient, safe and based on market principles. It is a document for the long-term planning of energy and climate policy laying down the basic principles, goals and action lines of Latvia’s national energy and climate policy for the next ten years, as per the outlined long-term lines of development. The Plan was drafted in accordance with Cabinet Order No 210 of 7 May 2019 on the Government Action Plan to implement the declaration on the intended activities of the Cabinet of Ministers led by Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš”1 (task number assigned in the declaration – 062, Activity number 62.1). The Plan should be implemented primarily by complying with economic development, energy and climate targets.
In order to implement the objective it is necessary to promote the efficient use of resources and their self-sufficiency and diversity; to ensure a considerable reduction in the consumption of resources, in particular fossil and unsustainable resources, and a simultaneous transition to the use of sustainable, renewable and innovative resources ensuring equal access to energy sources to all community groups; and to stimulate the development of research and innovation that contributes to the development of the sustainable energy sector and mitigation of climate change.
The following action lines have been defined to achieve the objectives of the plan: improving the energy performance of buildings; improving energy efficiency and promoting the use of RES technologies in the heating and cooling and industry; promoting the use of negative emission technologies in electricity generation; promoting economically justified self-generation and self-consumption of energy; improving energy efficiency, promoting the use of alternative fuels and RES technologies in transport; energy security, reducing energy dependency, full integration of energy markets and modernisation of infrastructure; improving the efficiency of waste and wastewater management and reducing GHG emissions; efficient use of resources and reduction of GHG emissions in agriculture; sustainable use of resources and reduction of GHG emissions and increasing carbon sequestration in the sectors of land use, land-use change and forestry; promoting the reduced use of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases); ‘greening’ of the tax system and improvement of friendliness to energy efficiency and RES technologies; and public information, education and awareness raising.