The European Commission has warned several EU members, including Slovenia, about the need to take additional measures to meet the greenhouse gases emission targets in the 2008-2012 Kyoto commitment period.
According to the Commission's data, published on Friday, greenhouse gases emissions in Slovenia are expected to rise by 4.7% by 2010 instead of decreasing by 8% in comparison with the 1990 levels.
If Slovenia enacts additional measures for reducing the emissions, they could decrease by 1.7% by 2010, still not enough to meet the Kyoto targets.
However, taking into account carbon sinks, the Commission projects that Slovenia could reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by a further 8.3%.
The total reduction would then stand at 10%, above the 8% target reduction, set by the Commission.
Carbon sinks consist of biomass and forests that absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The government adopted the national plan for distributing emission coupons for the 2008-2012 period at Thursday's session. It will send the plan to the Commission for review.
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