📋 Tender Overview
At the 16th regular session, which took place on July 2, 2025, the discussion was marked by the Climate Act, which, after the adoption of the proposal at the session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, will be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration.The members of the Council expressed their support for the adoption of the law, but as a scientific advisory body to the government, they submitted proposals for improvements. They emphasize that the proposal must clearly outline both long-term and intermediate goals as well as the obligation of the Republic of Slovenia to avoid increasing the costs of adaptation, the regression of climate policy in the future and the encroachment on the rights of future generations, who will bear the disproportionate burden of insufficient action. Among other things, they call for the reinstatement of the article eliminating subsidies for fossil fuels, the implementation of green budgeting and the determination of budget shares for mitigation and adaptation measures. They also call for the abolition of Article 152, which allows for the subsidization of fossil fuels and represents a departure from the polluter pays principle and denies the fairness of the transition. They also discussed the aviation climate tax, which should more adequately address the high emission intensity of air transport, in particular through more appropriate taxation of private flights. In the context of the environmental tax, they pointed out the growth of the social costs of CO2 emissions and highlighted the need for a more transparent determination of taxpayers from the perspective of eliminating systemic gaps that enable evasion of the payment of the environmental tax. The discussion also touched on the planned decree on the program for the use of the Climate Change Fund 2025-2028. They pointed out the lack of evaluation of effects and use of funds and called for more targeted measures, especially in support for industry. The discussion expressed the need to formulate recommendations for municipalities regarding adaptation to climate change, because local communities are currently still poorly oriented regarding the preparation and implementation of local climate strategies. They also addressed the results of the latest survey of Slovenian public opinion on the environment and climate and expressed the view that it should be appropriately professionally upgraded and taken into account that issues also co-create public opinion. More attention should be paid to explanations of the origins and consequences of climate change and the concepts that guide action - from physical laws to the real environmental, social and economic consequences of delaying environmental and other mitigation and adaptation measures. They drew attention to the international responsibility of the state, as a small and highly exposed state, to assume its role in proactive action within international relations. Social instability and wars are directly linked to environmental and climate crises, which are intensely deepening each other.
