On Thursday, during the session of the Seimas, S. Gentvilas reacted to the report submitted by the National Audit Office about the fact that greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector are decreasing too slowly. He said that non-fulfillment of international obligations is important both financially and morally.
“In 2027 Lithuania will pay 400 million a fine of EUR 55 if the price of an environmental pollution permit is EUR 55. That’s about all we’ll be having lived his obligations”, he assured.
According to the Minister of the Environment, the report published by the state control on Thursday confirmed that all goals, including the installation of electric car stations, the proportion of renewable fuels, and the number of cars, have not been achieved.
During the meeting, the minister also spoke about the civil initiative, the purpose of which is to call on politicians to establish the provision that the state 41% reduce oil fuel consumption by 2030 S. Gentvilas calls this initiative “wind in the sails of politicians” and assures that the Minister of Transport should also take responsibility.
“There are over 200 companies that say let’s do more.” There are also 400 million the pending fine, there are the conclusions of the State Audit Office, but where are the actions? Unfortunately, we will not be able to overcome this without the help of the Ministry of Transport. The transport system must be responsible for its emissions”, said the Minister of the Environment, adding that fines must be paid by those who drive, not every citizen.
ELTA reminds that on Thursday the State Audit Office announced that the transport sector accounts for 31.8 percent. of the total amount of GHG emissions in Lithuania. According to them, Lithuania is committed to achieve that in the transport sector by 2030 the share of renewable energy resources would be at least 15 percent. all energy. The results of the audit “Implementation of energy independence goals in the transport sector” show that the indicators to be achieved are improving slightly or getting worse.
One of the main means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector is to promote the transition to renewable energy sources such as electricity and biofuels. It was planned that in 2020 the share of energy consumed in the transport sector produced from renewable energy resources must be at least 10%, but in 2022 it reached only 6.7 percent: 6.5 percent consisted of biofuels, 0.2 percent. – electric power.
Although it is planned that the share of advanced biofuels added to the sold fuel from 2022 must increase every year, such biofuels are not produced in Lithuania, but are imported from other countries. For this reason, the use of local raw materials in the production of advanced biofuels in Lithuania is not ensured, state the representatives of the State Audit Office.
The State Audit Office indicates that the number of electric vehicles and their charging accesses is constantly growing, but in 2023. the expected indicators were not achieved: instead of the planned 25 thousand last year, almost 20,000 electric vehicles were registered in the country, instead of the planned 9,000. 2.5 thousand charging access networks were installed. It is reported that the number of vehicles running on petroleum fuel has grown much faster: since 2005 their number doubled in 2023. amounted to 2 million
To achieve the above-mentioned goals in 2021-2027 it is planned to allocate 1.58 billion euros. Fulfilled commitments would strengthen Lithuania’s energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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