7. Infrastructure and buildings
The impacts of climate change will not
result in decreased availability of vital
services or decreased energy-efficien-
cy of buildings.
8. Energy and security of
supply
Climate change will not result in
decreased energy independence,
energy security, security of supply or
usability of renewable energy
resources or in the increase of the
volume of the final consumption of
primary energy.
Increasing frequency of extreme
weather phenomena will put to the test
the entire transport system, with the
concurrence of several circumstances
potentially resulting in unpredict-
able risks or hazardous situations. In
comparing various types of transport,
the most vulnerable are the entire
transport on the roads and streets as
well as the safety of people related
to the infrastructure arising from
changes due to interruptions in traffic,
capability of unpaved side roads, and
slipping hazard, reduced load-bearing
safety of cycle and pedestrian tracks.
The direction of the development of the
vulnerability of transport technologies
and fuels in the second half of the
century is unknown. The vulnerability
of buildings is higher due to the aging
building stock compared to the average
of the EU, which is of low quality and
highly energy-consuming.
The energy independence and security
of supply, which are largely built on
the oil shale industry and above all
depend on the existence and avail-
ability of domestic energy resources
and the sufficiency of the production
capacities required for generation of
energy (electricity, heating, and fuels),
are generally not very vulnerable to
the climatic changes forecasted for the
end of the century. The use of renew-
able energy sources, such as timber,
biomass, or peat, is more vulnerable
than the oil shale energy industry due
to the seasonality of collection and the
need for interim storage.
7.1. Ensuring safe traffic, delivery of
goods, and access to vital services in
changing weather conditions
7.2. Ensuring the durability and
energy-efficiency of buildings and a
comfortable indoor climate for people
in changing weather conditions
8.1. Ensuring the availability of renew-
able energy resources and energy and
