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Risk of decreased security in terms of energy
supply, with inability/strain to meet energy
demand during peak summer months when
demand is at its highest and output is at its lowest.
The 2020 Energy Strategy aims to reduce the EU’s
greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 per cent,
increase the share of renewable energy to at least
20 per cent of consumption, and achieve energy
savings of 20 per cent or more. All EU countries
must also achieve a 10 per cent share of renewable
energy in their transport sector. At the subregional
level, the Energy Strategy of the Energy Community
represents the first step in creating and streamlining
a cost-efficient plan for energy infrastructure within
theWestern Balkans, and has set a minimum target of
9 per cent energy saving by 2018. The Strategy takes
into consideration the impacts of climate change and
aims to adapt energy production and consumption
patterns to new climate conditions. At the national
level, almost all countries have adopted energy
Decreased energy security
• Lack of/limited adequate vertical integration
from the EU to local administrations
• Lack of/limited institutional coordination
across sectors
Key Policy gaps:
efficiency legislation, as well as having developed
National Energy Efficiency Action Plans.
These policies have great potential to entail synergies
(and trade-offs) between mitigation and adaptation.
While the introduction of renewable sources of energy is
consideredmore of a climate changemitigationmeasure,
energy efficiency can also be regarded as a climate
change adaptation measure, since it contributes to the
reduction of energy demand and energy consumption.
The main inter-sectoral complementarities concern
the industry, building and transport sectors. There
are no specific adaptation measures for mountainous
areas related to energy security and efficiency.
Coal-fired power station, Croatia