CEE CLIMATE POLICY FRONTIER

The report examines six specific policy cases from the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, and Austria to provide a roadmap for decarbonising the non-ETS transport and buildings sectors in CEE countries. It uses a participatory transferability assessment involving experts from Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria to identify regional barriers and opportunities for 'leap-frogging' to best practices.

• The UK's Road Pricing Programme in London achieved a 25% reduction in vehicle use in the charging zone and generated EUR 138 million for investment in pavements, bikes, and bus lanes.
• The Netherlands' Action Plan on Electric Vehicles used a three-pronged approach of a task force, financial incentive research, and adoption targets, resulting in 44,000 registered EVs by 2015.
• Sweden's ElectriCity Partnership in Gothenburg demonstrated that electric buses can have well-to-wheel CO2 emissions 97% lower than conventional fossil-diesel buses.
• Germany's Energy Efficient Construction and Refurbishment (EECR) Programme, funded by KfW, has seen 4 million housing units renovated and annual CO2 savings of 9 million tonnes.
• Sweden's use of high carbon taxes (reaching $168/tCO2 in 2014) and a 'Heat Pump Court' for consumer protection helped reduce the share of electric heating in residential and service buildings from 30% in 1990 to 12% in 2014.
• Austria's use of regional and local subsidies, including a General Housing Subsidy of EUR 3 billion per year, has made its demand for solar thermal technology lead the continental states.
• Common challenges across the CEE region in the transport sector include outdated vehicle fleets, insufficient smart charging infrastructure, and low public awareness of air pollution.
• Common challenges in the CEE buildings sector include a lack of energy consultation centres, fragmented subsidies, and poor communication between central and local governments.

APA

Crowe, O., Padmanabhan, C., Marszał, K., & Śniegocki, A. (2020). CEE CLIMATE POLICY FRONTIER. Climate Strategies. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CEE-Frontier-Policy-Options-report.pdf

Chicago

Crowe, Olivia, Chandrima Padmanabhan, Karolina Marszał, and Aleksander Śniegocki. CEE CLIMATE POLICY FRONTIER. Climate Strategies, 2020. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CEE-Frontier-Policy-Options-report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{crowe2020cee, author = {Crowe, Olivia and Padmanabhan, Chandrima and Marszał, Karolina and Śniegocki, Aleksander}, title = {{CEE CLIMATE POLICY FRONTIER}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2020}, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CEE-Frontier-Policy-Options-report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }