ENFANTS TERRIBLES

sharp turn and cut its emissions by another 43% 130 in just 10
years.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SCENARIOS ARE POSSIBLE
We can also compare the level of the low-carbon ambition
of the National Energy Policy with other energy scenarios.
In 2012, the Wuppertal Institute elaborated a realistic
scenario for the decarbonisation of the economy based on
well-documented estimations of efficiency and renewables
potentials. The resulting study, called Smart Energy,
concludes: in the Smart and Consistent scenario, renewable
energy sources would provide 455 PJ of energy annually
in 2050, covering 68% of final energy consumption. CO 2
emissions would be cut by 80% already in 2040, while in
2050, they would represent only 9% of 1990 emissions. Most
importantly, final energy consumption would decrease in
2020 by 12% from current levels, by 27% in 2030, by 47%
in 2040 and by 71% in 2050. This sharp decrease in energy
consumption is a precondition for the other two, the share of
renewables and greenhouse gases reduction.
FUNDING EMISSIONS AS USUAL:
CLIMATE MAINSTREAMING IN EU FUNDS
IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
The outline of the energy sector in the previous chapter
highlights an energy-intensive economy with centralised
generating installations, a slow uptake of modern
technologies and a low use of efficiency and renewables
potentials.
Despite the role that EU funds have in the Czech economy,
representing 55% of total public investments, the presumed
focus on the low-carbon economy and even record levels
of funding for energy efficiency, the results of the 2014–
2020 funding period will do little to improve the Czech
energy trajectory. The reason for this stems from a lack
TABLES 8, 9, 10: Comparison of the National Energy Policy scenarios with the Smart Energy scenarios
CO 2
emissions in MtCO 2
Baseline 1990 2020 2030 2040 2050
EU target applied to the CZ baseline 160 128 96 64 32
National Energy Policy 160 108 97 74
Smart Energy (CO 2
emissions only) 76.9 52.5 31.4 14.6
Renewable energy primary production in PJ 2020 2030 2040 2050
National Energy Policy 195.6 247.5 299.8
Smart Energy 256 329 389 455
Final energy consumption in PJ 2020 2030 2040 2050
National Energy Policy 1,043.1 1,050.9 299.8 1,033.3
Smart Energy 1,018.2 904.1 779.8 668.8
130
Value calculated as emissions reduction from 2040 values planned by NEP and 80% reduction from 1990 levels.
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