The summit was organised by French President Emmanuel Macron with the help of the UN and the World Bank, on the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement.
"We will continue with our activities when it comes to meeting the targets of the UN Convention on Climate Change. We supported Mr Macron's initiative in New York also three months ago. Croatia has been working on a new energy strategy, a low-carbon strategy and an action plan for adjustment to climate change. We are meeting our commitments both at the EU level and at the global level. Croatia's presence here today is important and it is important that our partners see how much we care about giving a concrete contribution in this field. Croatia is not a major greenhouse gas emitter but we must do our best in all segments of industry and society and work on raising awareness of the importance of environmental protection, especially as our country is as beautiful as it is," Plenkovic said.
Asked if he had any bilateral meetings during the summit, Plenkovic said that he had a brief meeting with Macron.
"He appreciates very much Croatia's contribution and is glad that we understand that in the current global circumstances - notably given the position of the United States - France, the UN, the World Bank and the EU should assume the leading role with regard to this topic," said the PM.
Environmental Protection and Energy Minister Tomislav Coric, who accompanied PM Plenkovic at the summit, said that the conference confirmed the need for the global community to work together on reducing global warming.
"That can be done by increasing the use of energy from renewable sources and scaling down industries and energy sources that cause climate harm," said Coric.
The share of renewables in the total energy consumption in Croatia in 2015 was 23.2%, which means that Croatia has met the EU's target of having renewables account for 20% of the total energy consumption by 2020. The current share of renewables in the total energy consumption in the EU is 17%.
Two-thirds (67.3%) of the total energy produced in Croatia comes from renewables, including big hydroelectric power plants. In the EU that share is around 28%, with the target share to be achieved by 2030 being 50%.