In 2012 the Government adopted the "Energy Strategy 2020". The strategy provides future-oriented
impulses for the national energy policy. The focus areas of the concept are the promotion of efficient
energy use, the use of renewable energies, and energy conservation. These goals correspond to the aims of
the EU's 20-20-20 climate package from 2008. Increase the share of renewable energy in total energy use
from 8% to 20% by 2020. Increase the energy efficiency to 20% to stabilize the energy consumption on the
level of 2008 by 2020 and 20% reduction of the CO emission by 2020. The Energy Strategy 2020 also
addressed the need to minimize adverse effects of its proposed measures as required by Art. 2 paragraph 3
of the Kyoto Protocol. The proposed set of measures has been checked against its compatibility with
economic as well as social requirements.