ZAGREB, November 11, 2019 – Construction Minister Predrag Štromar on Monday said that Croatia’s target would be to reduce CO2 emissions by 2030 and to improve its energy efficiency in urban areas with more green spaces and green policies.
Opening the “Green future for cities” conference, Štromar informed that a national development strategy to 2030 was being prepared with the aim of making the “Green Croatia” development for a better quality of living standards.
“We are working on the strategy from 2020 to 2030 on how to reduce CO2 emissions and how to improve energy efficiency and how to create better living conditions for our citizens,” Štromar underscored, explaining that the focus would first be on large urban areas where new green areas and green policies can achieve those objectives.
“Until now most of the money was used for energy efficiency. Currently there are 1,400 building that have been reconstructed or are under reconstruction. We have warm and safe homes, more comfortable classrooms, teaching staff rooms and health clinics and now we are preparing the next objectives,” Štromar explained.
He warned of climate change in the environment and the speed that it is occurring at.
“Croatia is still a comfortable place to live and work, where forests take up almost half of its territory and with a low population density which presents excellent natural conditions for human living. Climate change however, is unavoidable even in Croatia,” he added.
“It is our responsibility for our actions to be directed toward sustainable development,” he concluded.
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