Latvia

Latvia’s Strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050

Executive

Strategy

Passed in 2019

The Strategy is a long-term policy planning document designed to increase the economic competitiveness of the Latvian economy at the same time as limiting and reducing climate change, as well as to ensure a safe living environment for the people of Latvia. It is designed to support the European Union's overall climate-neutrality target by 2050. This document was released alongside the National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030 that is a mandatory communication to the EU.

The document details the government's overarching goals and lines of action, examines and sets the emissions reduction low-carbon objectives across the economy's main sectors.

Documents

Climate targets in this law

9 targets

-65% CO2 emissions excluding land use sector

Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 1990
-85% CO2 emissions excluding land use sector

Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2040 | Base year: 1990
GHG emissions from land use â‰¤1 047 ktCO2eq by 2030 and net zero by 2040

LULUCF | Fixed level target | Base year: 1990
Total GHG emissions reduction at -38% in 2030 (+/- 5%), -76% in 2040 (+/- 5%)

Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Base year: 1990
Target net-zero by 2050

Economy-wide | Target year: 2050
Target 65% reduction (excluding ZIZIMM sector) in GHG emissions by 2030

Economy-wide | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 1990
Target 85% reduction in GHG emissions by 2040

Economy-wide | Target year: 2040 | Base year: 1990
Target 38% reduction ( including ZIZIMM sector) in GHG emissions by 2030

Economy-wide | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 1990
Target 76% reduction ( including ZIZIMM sector) in GHG emissions by 2040

Economy-wide | Target year: 2040 | Base year: 1990