Achieving carbon neutrality in the Czech Republic would cost some 675
billion crowns, something that the EU should take into account in the next
EU budget period, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) tweeted on Wednesday.
His assertion came following a meeting with Minister of Environment Richard
Brabec (ANO), State Secretary for European Affairs Milena Hrdinková, and
the head of power utility ČEZ, Daniel Beneš.
According to Babiš, they have agreed on a strategy for the European
Council in Brussels that starts on Thursday and will focus on the bloc’s
aim to be carbon neutrality by 2050.
He further reiterated his assertion that the country cannot achieve carbon
neutrality without boosting nuclear energy production.
By 2050, nuclear energy could form about one half of the Czech energy mix,
and coal and natural gas about 20 percent each.