CO2 abatement potential, cost, enablers, barriers and recommendations: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine

The report evaluates ten climate solutions for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, finding a combined abatement potential of 149 Mt CO2 eq by 2030. Energy efficiency in buildings and industry are identified as the most impactful and cost-effective measures, offering net financial savings. While Poland and Ukraine provide the largest absolute reductions, the Baltic states see a higher relative impact on their total emissions.

• If the ten selected climate solutions are implemented together across the five target countries, the total abatement potential is 149 Mt CO2 eq, representing 13% of the region's projected GHG emissions by 2030.
• Energy efficiency measures in buildings and industry offer the highest absolute abatement potential and are the most cost-efficient solutions, resulting in net savings. Energy efficiency in buildings could reduce emissions by 53 Mt CO2eq with net savings of -2.9 billion euros (unit cost of -54 euros per tonne CO2eq), while energy efficiency in industry could reduce emissions by 25 Mt CO2eq with net savings of -0.5 billion euros (unit cost of -18 euros per tonne CO2eq) by 2030.

APA

L., T., H., P., P., K., T., K., K., K., O., G., & K., K. (2018). CO2 abatement potential, cost, enablers, barriers and recommendations: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/green-to-scale-technical-report.pdf

Chicago

L., Tammiste,, Poltimäe, H., Kuldna, P., Kallaste, T., Kirsimaa, K., Grünvald, O., and Kuusk, K. CO2 abatement potential, cost, enablers, barriers and recommendations: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2018. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/green-to-scale-technical-report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{l2018co2, author = {L., Tammiste, and H., Poltimäe, and P., Kuldna, and T., Kallaste, and K., Kirsimaa, and O., Grünvald, and K., Kuusk,}, title = {{CO2 abatement potential, cost, enablers, barriers and recommendations: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/green-to-scale-technical-report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }