Bulgaria
Bulgaria Country Profile (World Bank)
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (June 5, 1992) and ratification (May 12, 1995)
- Kyoto Protocol: signature (September 18, 1998) and ratification (April 15, 2002)
- Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: 8% reduction in annual emissions below the 1990 base year levels in the commitment period 2008–2012
- Vienna Convention: accession (November 20, 1990)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (November 20, 1990)
- LRTAP: signature (November 14, 1979) and ratification (June 9, 1981)
- Energy Charter: signature (December 17, 1994) and ratification (July 31, 1996)
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: signature (December 17, 1994) and ratification (July 31, 1996)
- Espoo Convention: signature (February 26, 1991) and ratification (May 12, 1995)
- 2030 Commitment: 40% domestic reduction in emissions below 1990 levels by 2030, to be fulfilled jointly by European Union member states (20% increase in domestic emissions above 2005 levels by 2020, in accordance with Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and Council)
- INDC summary – includes LULUCF and gases covered (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions 2015)
- INDC summary – includes adaptation and conditions for implementation (Climate Policy Observer 2016)
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Climate
- Climate Change Mitigation Act (2014) [English]
Air Pollution
- Law of the Purity of Atmospheric Air (1996) [English]
- Clean Ambient Air Act (1996, amended 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) [English]
Energy
- Energy Act (2003, amended 2004, 2005, and 2006) [English]
- Energy Efficiency Act (repeals the Law on Energy Efficiency 2004) (2007) [English]
- Energy for Renewable Sources Act (2011, amended 2012 and 2013) [English]
- Law for the Underground Natural Resources (1999, amended 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005) [English]
- Mines and Quarries Act (1957, amended 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1996) [English]
Forests and Land Use
- Forestry Act (1997, amended 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005) [English]
- Forestry Act and National Strategy for Development of the Forestry Sector in the Republic of Bulgaria for the period 2013 – 2020 (2011) [English]
- Spatial Planning Act (2001, amended 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006) [English]
- Agricultural Land Protection Act (1996, amended 2000, 2001, 2003) [English]
- Protected Areas Act (1998, amended 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) [English]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environment Protection Act (1991, amended 1995) [English]
Other
- Ordinance 26/2009 of the Council of Ministers (Early-warning system in case of disasters) (2009) [English]
Government Documents
- 2014 Annex I Party GHG Inventory Submissions
- National Inventory Report (2014) [English]
- Common Reporting Format (2014) [English]
- Sixth National Communication under the UNFCCC (2014) [English]
- Second Biennial Report to the UNFCCC (2015) [English]
National Plans, Programs and Initiatives
- National Energy Strategy till 2020 (2011) [English]
- National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (2014) [English]
- Programme for accelerated gasification of Republic of Bulgaria til 2020 (2009)
Local, State, and Regional Legislation and Initiatives
- European Union Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) (2015)
- EU Adaptation Strategy Package (European Commission)
- European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate ADAPT)
- 2020 Climate & Energy Package (European Commission) (2007)
- Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and Council of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (European Parliament and Council) (2009)
- Directive 2010/31/EU of The European Parlaiment and of The Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (European Parliament and Council) (2010)
- Directive 2012/27/EU of The European Parlaiment and of The Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency(European Parliament and Council) (2012)
- European Union Trading Scheme (EU ETS) (European Commission)
Additional Resources
- National profile: Bulgaria (Renewable energy policy database and support – RES-LEGAL EUROPE) (2013)
- Climate change – Bulgaria (Climate Change Post)
- Bulgaria Climate change impacts on water systems (OECD Secretariat) (2013)
- Bulgaria (Europe’s Energy Portal)
- EU Country Profile (Climate Action Tracker) (2015)
Updated as of: May 13, 2016