The programme drafted as part of EU plans for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases tackles pollution in sectors not included in emissions trading, including transport, households, agriculture and waste processing.

The total budget earmarked by Slovenia for the programme of reducing emissions until 2020 stands at EUR 1.02bn, which will cover incentives in the target sectors. The bulk of the money will come from EU funds.

Slovenian efforts in the area of reducing greenhouse gas emissions set a 4% increase target on the 2005 baseline as the target until 2020. This means Slovenia will have to ensure CO2 emission do not exceed 12.12 million tonnes in the target year.

The sectors included emitted 11.515 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2011, which if 59% of all CO2 emissions in Slovenia. Transport is the biggest polluter with almost half of the total figure, followed by fuels used by households (17%) and agriculture (16.5%).

The 2020 target represents a challenge for Slovenia due to the rapid increases in emissions from transport.

Slovenia's status as a transit country has caused a 30% increase in emissions from transport since 2005, while emissions from households, services sector and agriculture have fallen in this time.

As part of efforts to limit emissions in transport, the programme envisages efforts to promote the use of public transport, sustainable cargo transport, improvement in the efficiency of road vehicles and the promotion of unmotorised forms of transport.

The goal in the area of transport is to keep the increase of emissions from the baseline year at below 18% by 2020 and to subsequently reduce them by 90% until 2050.

The focus in this area is on research and development aimed at promoting green transport and growth. The programme also envisages incentives for raising efficiency of fossil fuel use.

An important contributor to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Slovenia in the next seven years will be a programme of boosting energy efficiency of buildings. As part of this, the programme envisages favourable loans.

Measures are also planned for reducing emissions in agriculture, including with better efficiency in milk production and livestock breeding. The use of fertilisers will also be tackled as part of the efforts