A Climate for Change

Human Development Report - Croatia 2008 Evaluation of Current Activities to Mitigate Climate Change – Institutional Analysis^219

Many stakeholders within the business sector have
expressed the desire to be included earlier and more
purposefully in discussions on new legislation and
regulations. If business interests feel excluded from
the climate policy process, it may result in significantly
more economic hardship than is necessary to achieve
reduction goals. Current legislative efforts – including
the introduction of the ETS – point to some business
involvement, so there may already be some progress
on this front. It is important for business voices to be
heard in this debate – as well as civil society (through
NGOs), citizens groups and unions. Consultation is

particularly important given the vulnerability of cer-

tain industries to displacement and potential reloca-

tion, due to the price of carbon emissions, especially

refined petrol, fishing, fertilisers, and air and water

transport.^10 The Government should incorporate busi-

ness opinions into the discussion and make provisions

for stakeholder involvement. Stakeholder involvement

should be oriented towards finding more acceptable

and less expensive ways to achieve reductions. Deter-

mining the right mix of policies to price carbon and in-

troduce technologies that help Croatia move towards

a low-emissions economy will also be necessary.

Table 13-1: Organisations affiliated with the Government dealing with climate change

Organisation Name Type of Organisation Activities Related to Climate Change Mitigation Contact Person Website/ Contact

Croatian

Environment

Agency

Government

Agency

Responsible for data gathering for

climate change, environmental

data, participates in numerous

efforts

Tihomir Horvat, Head

of Section for Air,

Climate Change

http://www.azo.hr

Croatian Forests

Ltd.

State-owned

company

Forest management, including

reforestation plans

Petar Jurjević, Head

of Environment

Department

http://www.hrsume.hr

Croatian Central

Office for

Development

Strategy and

Coordination of EU

Funds

Government

Department

Responsible for distributing EC

funds and development strategy

for Croatia/ accession to the EU

Damir Tomasović,

Head of Section

http://www.strategija.hr

Environmental

Protection and

Energy Efficiency

Fund

Government

Foundation

Promotes RES, EE, and emissions

reduction schemes through

funding and partnership

Marija Šćulac Domac,

EE and RES Projects

and Programmes

Coordinator

http://www.fzoeu.hr

Croatian Ministry

of Economy,

Labour and

Entrepreneurship

Government

Ministry

Promotes EE in government

owned businesses, buildings,

feed in tariff system for renewable

energy

Igor Raguzin, Head

of Division for

Reneweble Energy

and Energy Efficiency

http://www.mingorp.hr

Croatian Ministry of

Sea, Transport, and

Infrastructure

Government

Ministry

Analysing data for the transport

sector to introduce programmes

for emissions reduction

Dubravka Lulić-Krivić,

Primary Controller

http://www.mmpi.hr

Ministry of

Environmental

Protection, Physical

Planning and

Construction

Government

Ministry

Focal point for climate change in

Croatia, deals with the legislative

framework

Višnja Grgasović,

Head of Department

for Atmosphere

Protection

http://www.mzopu.hr