"Achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement is a big challenge in itself and with the USA withdrawing from the agreement, it would become even greater. With its territorial and demographic features, Croatia does not have a significant impact on climate change and for that very reason it is interested in global agreement that would be respected to prevent further global warming. As an EU member, we support our partners in the European Union with regard to the Paris Agreement," Siljeg said in a press release.
The Croatian ministry underscores that 195 countries have signed the Paris Agreement and that Croatia is the 147th country to ratify it. The ratification instrument was delivered to the Depository in New York on 24 May 2017 and will enter into force in Croatia on 23 June 2017.
"Croatia is actively preparing to meet its obligations from the Paris Agreement. The ministry has prepared a Low Carbon Strategy for the period until 2030 and is currently preparing a strategy on adapting to climate change in the period until 2040," the ministry underscored.
The non-governmental organisation Green Action on Friday called on the Croatian government to sharply condemn the decision by US President Donald Trump to abandon the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The NGO underscored that the agreement would enter into force in Croatia on 23 June and that the US withdrawal, a process expected to last four years - did not change anything for Croatia.
"As of now the government should take account of the agreement when adopting future laws and strategies, such as the low carbon development and energy strategy," the NGO said in a press release.
A Croatian member of the European Parliament and rapporteur on renewable energy sources in the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Marijana Petir, on Friday said that Trump's decision was bad both for the environment and the economy.