National Energy and Climate Board Nacionālā Enerģētikas un Klimata Padome

The objective of the board is to contribute to coordinated, integrated and sustainable national policy for energy and climate, including a national energy and climate plan for 2030 and a long-term climate neutrality strategy for 2050. The board is based on a multi-stakeholder approach. The chairman of the board is the prime minister. The board includes representatives of the relevant ministries, energy transmission and distribution companies and energy-climate policy stakeholders. Such NGOs as the Zero Emission Mobility Support Society; Baltic Environmental Forum; the association “Green Liberty”; Latvian Wind Energy Association; Latvian Renewable Energy Federation participate in the board. The national economy and its branches are represented by such associations as the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Employers’ Confederation of Latvia; Latvian Forest Industry Federation; Latvian Union of Timber Harvesting Enterprises; Latvian Agriculture Organisation Cooperation Council; NGO “Farmers Parliament” (“Zemnieku saeima”); Latvian Association of Agriculture Cooperatives; Finance Latvia Association; Latvian Fuel Traders Association; Latvian Authorised Automobile Dealers Association. The interests of municipalities are represented by the Latvian Association of Local Governments as well as by the Latvian Association of Heating Utilities. Interests of employees are represented by the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia. The interests of consumers are represented by the National Public Utilities Commission. Rīga Stradiņš University participates as well. The work of the secretariat of the board is provided by the Ministry of Economics.