lithuania-plans-to-switch-to-100percent-green-electricity-by-2030

Lithuania plans to switch to 100% green electricity by 2030

 • 13755 переглядiв

Lithuania's national power grid will become completely environmentally friendly by 2030, and the share of electricity from renewable sources will reach 100 percent. This was stated by the Minister of Environment of Lithuania Simonas Gentvilas, speaking at the COP29 summit in Baku, UNN reports with reference to Trend.

Details

In his speech, the Lithuanian Minister of Environment emphasized the importance of abandoning fossil fuels and set an ambitious goal to triple global renewable energy capacity and double energy saving efforts by 2030, as announced last year at the Dubai Summit.

However, according to him, the initial assessment of the program showed that the efforts of the international community are still insufficient. “Unfortunately, the first evaluation of the program shows that our collective efforts were not enough. We can and must do better,” the minister said.

It is noted that Lithuania has already made significant progress in the transition to a green economy. The country has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70 percent by 2030 compared to 1990, and the long-term goal is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Gentvilas also pointed out that since 2020, the capacity of solar and wind energy in Lithuania has quadrupled. These figures are expected to more than double by 2026. In addition, the country intends to reach 100 percent renewable energy use in the heating sector by 2050, the minister added. 

Рівень забруднення повітря в Делі перевищив норму ВООЗ у 30 разів29.10.24, 09:44

Gentvilas called on the international community to achieve ambitious and balanced results at COP29. “Today, Lithuania calls for ambitious and balanced results here in Baku,” he said, emphasizing the importance of implementing a global stocktaking mechanism and raising ambitions on climate change mitigation to curb the 1.5°C temperature rise.

The Minister also touched upon the key topic of climate finance, calling for a realistic and ambitious global target. “We need to move towards long-term sustainability and reach a new agreement on a new collective quantified climate finance target,” Gentilas said. 

Екологічні збитки України від повномасштабної війни сягнули 71 млрд доларів19.11.24, 18:54

Tatiana Kraevskaya

Society

Popular

Occupants created new positions in Ukrainian schools to manipulate children

 • 37722 переглядiв

Poland makes an unexpected announcement about sending troops to Ukraine

 • 23748 переглядiв

Zelensky receives Bethlehem Fire from Ukrainian Plast members

 • 58229 переглядiв

News by theme

Lithuania plans to switch to 100% green electricity by 2030

 • 13755 переглядiв

How many Ukrainian children have suffered from war: statistics on World Children's Day

 • 14055 переглядiв

Apple confirms zero-day attacks on Mac users and recommends important updates

 • 12727 переглядiв

Trump picks former WWE wrestling executive as education secretary

 • 13844 переглядiв

Wreckage of downed drones fell in two Kyiv districts: what was damaged

 • 17438 переглядiв

How the struggle has changed Ukraine: full-scale war through the eyes of the defenders

 • 197727 переглядiв

DPRK hands over new artillery to Russia - South Korean MP

 • 14742 переглядiв

US to provide Ukraine with another $275 million in military aid - AP

 • 18819 переглядiв