The Government Programme of Prime Minister Sipil sets ambitious targets in the energy sector. It aims for increasing the share of renewable energy to over 50 % of end consumption, increasing self-sufficiency to over 55 %, phasing out coal use in energy production, halving the domestic use of imported oil, and bringing the share of renewable transport fuels up to 40 % (23.5 % of the fuel energy content). An effort will be made to achieve all this by 2030. This National Energy and Climate Strategy discusses the key starting points and objectives of the Government Programme goals, the adequacy of current measures for meeting its targets (the basic scenario) and measures by which its targets can be attained (the policy scenario). The strategy also specifies key measures for achieving the binding emission reduction targets in the effort sharing sector by 2030. These measures will be complemented and specified in the national medium-term climate policy plan in spring 2017. The long-term goal is a carbon-neutral society.