Today OECD Deputy Secretary-General @FLapecorella launched the Environmental Performance Review of the #SlovakRepublic with Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Environment @tomas_taraba. Find 29 recommendations on: 🎯#NetZero 🌱#Biodiversity 🌲#Forest 🇸🇰 oe.cd/epr-slovakia
The #SlovakRepublic🇸🇰 met its 2020 targets but needs to increase ambition to achieve #NetZero by 2050. ⚡ Most GHG #emission reductions by 2030 are expected to come from energy industries. However, transport emissions will increase 🚌 Read more🔗oe.cd/epr-slovakia
The share of #FossilFuels in the #SlovakRepublic’s 🇸🇰 energy supply is less than the OECD average (60% vs 78%), due to the importance of nuclear energy. The country is phasing out coal & increasing nuclear capacity⚡☢️ 🔗 oe.cd/epr-slovakia
Air pollution is a health concern in the #SlovakRepublic 🇸🇰. Average concentrations of PM2.5 remains among the highest in the #OECD. The main sources of this pollution include domestic heating🏡, road transport🚗🚚 and metal production🏭 Read➡️oe.cd/epr-slovakia
The #SlovakRepublic 🇸🇰 has given #climate priority in its Recovery & Resilience Plan (RRP), but price supports limit incentives to save energy. 45% of the RRP budget is dedicated to climate, with energy efficiency & sustainable transport as priorities. 🔗oe.cd/epr-slovakia