Monthly Progress Update Issue 09/2013 01 December – 31 December Part of the project “Assessment of climate change policies in the context of the EU Semester” 08 January 2014 Monthly Progress Update – December 2013 Table of Content Austria ................................................................................................... 5 Horizontal Measures .......................................................................................... 5 Belgium .................................................................................................. 6 Horizontal Measures .......................................................................................... 6 Renewable Energy ............................................................................................. 6 Waste ................................................................................................................... 7 Bulgaria ................................................................................................. 8 Energy Generation ............................................................................................. 8 Renewable Energy ............................................................................................. 8 Croatia ................................................................................................. 10 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 10 Transport .......................................................................................................... 10 Cyprus ................................................................................................. 11 Taxation ............................................................................................................ 11 Czech Republic ................................................................................... 12 Energy efficiency .............................................................................................. 12 Denmark............................................................................................... 13 Taxation ............................................................................................................ 13 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 13 Estonia ................................................................................................. 14 Taxation ............................................................................................................ 14 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 14 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 15 Waste ................................................................................................................. 15 Finland ................................................................................................. 16 Horizontal Measures ........................................................................................ 16 1 Monthly Progress Update – December 2013 Taxation ............................................................................................................ 16 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 17 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 17 Transport .......................................................................................................... 18 France .................................................................................................. 19 Horizontal Measures ........................................................................................ 19 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 20 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 20 Germany .............................................................................................. 22 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 22 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 23 Land use, land use change and forestry ........................................................ 23 Greece .................................................................................................. 24 Taxation ............................................................................................................ 24 Energy Generation ........................................................................................... 24 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 24 Hungary ............................................................................................... 27 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 27 Transport .......................................................................................................... 27 Agriculture ........................................................................................................ 28 Land use, land use change and forestry ........................................................ 29 Adaptation ........................................................................................................ 29 Ireland .................................................................................................. 30 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 30 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 30 Energy Efficiency/ Renewable Energy ........................................................... 30 Italy 32 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 32 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 32 2 Monthly Progress Update – December 2013 Lithuania .............................................................................................. 33 Energy Efficiency ............................................................................................. 33 Energy Networks .............................................................................................. 33 Transport .......................................................................................................... 33 Latvia ................................................................................................... 35 Luxemburg .......................................................................................... 36 Horizontal Measures ........................................................................................ 36 Transport .......................................................................................................... 36 Malta ..................................................................................................... 37 Energy Networks .............................................................................................. 37 The Netherlands .................................................................................. 38 Horizontal Measures ........................................................................................ 38 Energy Generation ........................................................................................... 38 Poland .................................................................................................. 39 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 39 Portugal ............................................................................................... 40 Horizontal Measures ........................................................................................ 40 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 40 Taxation ............................................................................................................ 41 Transport .......................................................................................................... 41 Romania ............................................................................................... 42 Horizontal Measures ........................................................................................ 42 Energy Generation ........................................................................................... 42 Waste ................................................................................................................. 42 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................... 43 Land use, land use change and forestry ........................................................ 43 Slovakia ............................................................................................... 45 Renewable Energy ................................................................................................ 45 3 Monthly Progress Update – December 2013