Climate targets: Energy

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  5 targets

  • Phase out coal in 2038 or 2040
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2040 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Bulgaria's recovery and resilience plan

    Executive | 2021

  • 16% final energy consumption from renewables by 2020
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2020
    Source:

    Energy Act and the National Energy Strategy until 2020

    Legislative | 2003

    Programme for accelerated gasification of Republic of Bulgaria until 2020

    Executive | 2011

  • 35% reduction in GHG (from Biofuel/biomass use) in the short term, then by 50% in 2017, and by 60% in 2018 compared with a business as usual scenario
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2018 | Base year: Business as usual scenario
    Source:

    Programme for accelerated gasification of Republic of Bulgaria until 2020

    Executive | 2011

    Energy Act and the National Energy Strategy until 2020

    Legislative | 2003

  • 50% reduction energy intensity of GDP (456 tonnes/year) by 2020 against a 2005 baseline
    Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2005
    Source:

    Programme for accelerated gasification of Republic of Bulgaria until 2020

    Executive | 2011

    Energy Act and the National Energy Strategy until 2020

    Legislative | 2003

  • 16% share of renewable energy in the gross final consumption of the country after 2020.
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2013
    Source:

    National Strategy for Development of the Forestry Sector in the Republic of Bulgaria for the period 2013 - 2020

    Executive | 2013

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