The Process of Decarbonization in the Croatian Energy System

Diana Baus – University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Abstract: This work delves into the crucial scientific research on the transition of the Croatian energy system, a process that commenced in the early 1990s. Today, the energy system confronts new challenges, including deregulation, liberalization of energy markets, heightened competition, escalating demands for supply security, and notably, the imperative to curtail CO2 emissions in line with subsequent EU regulations and standards on environmental protection. Research is also underway to establish the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) between economic development and environmental pollution in Croatia. To empirically estimate the curve, data on 21 counties were scrutinized for various types of pollution. The paper also analyses the macroeconomic effects of the announced investments in renewable energy sources for electricity production. The entire energy transition process can be seen as the beginning of the renewal of industrial production capacities, i.e., reindustrialisation.

10th International Scientific Conference ERAZ 2024 – Conference Proceedings: KNOWLEDGE BASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,  hybrid – online, virtually and in person, Lisbon, Portugal, June 6, 2024

ERAZ Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia

ERAZ conference partners: Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia); University of National and World Economy – UNWE, Sofia (Bulgaria); Center for Political Research and Documentation (KEPET), Research Laboratory of the Department of Political Science of University of Crete (Greece); Institute of Public Finance – Zagreb (Croatia); Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Ohrid, University of St. Kliment Ohridski from Bitola (North Macedonia)

ERAZ Conference 2024 Conference Proceedings: ISBN 978-86-80194-86-8, ISSN 2683-5568,

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ERAZ.2024

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