Meeting with Domagoj Validžić, Assistant Minister

The topic of the meeting was a public consultation on the 'Draft Proposal for the Energy Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2030, with a view to the year 2050'.

AmCham representatives at the meeting included Branko Kondic, Chair of the Environment and Energy Efficiency Committee and Filip Brkljača, Member of the Environment and Energy Efficiency Committee. They presented AmCham’s position papers ‘Recommendations for the Improvement of Allocation of Incentives for Cleaner Transport’ and ‘Recommendations for Amendments to the Calculation of the Special Tax on Motor Vehicles’ to Mr. Validžić. 

The draft "Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for the Republic of Croatia for the Period from 2021 to 2030" (Plan) lists as one of the most important goals the renewable energy sources (RES) share in direct energy consumption in transport of 13.2% by 2030.

The Plan envisages a total investment of HRK 141,5 billion to achieve the goals. For the set of measures 'Policies and Measures to Achieve Low Emission Mobility (Including Electrification of Transport)' expected investments are HRK 1.36 billion, of which HRK 700 million is for incentives for energy efficient vehicles and HRK 260 million for the development of infrastructure for alternative fuels.

Considering the fact that transport accounts for almost a quarter of European greenhouse gas emissions, most of which relates to road transport and that one of the most important goals of the Plan is to achieve a 13.2% share of RES in direct energy consumption in transport  American Chamber of Commerce considers that a greater amount of funding should be allocated to the set of measures 'Policies and Measures to Achieve Low Emission Mobility (Including Electrification of Transport)'.