By 2017, the implementation of energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy sources (RES) measures in the public sector resulted in a cumulative energy savings of 128.2 GWh, and the cumulative CO₂ emissions reduction was 29 kt. Both indicators are now lagging behind the indicative annual target values already by 35 and 30 %. Given the foreseen implementation of the measures in 2018, we expect that the values of both indicators will continue to increase in the future.

In 2017, the CO₂ intensity in the commercial and institutional sector decreased compared to the year before by almost a quarter to 36.4 t CO₂/mio EUR₁₉₉₅, which is 3 % below the indicative annual target. In comparison to 2010, the intensity was lower by half. Since the energy statistics for this sector is calculated as the difference between the total energy consumption and the energy consumption of all other sectors, the indicator is rough, which makes it difficult to interpret the year-on-year changes and to forecast the achievement of the 2020 target.

Specific greehouse gases (GHG) emissions in the residential sector amounted to 9.9 kg CO₂ eq/m² in 2017, which is 3 % less than a year before. The reduction was largely due to the reduction of GHG emissions from the use of fuels in this sector. Specific emissions were 8 % below the indicative annual target value and to achieve the 2020 target they will have to be reduced by a further 11 % or by 0.4 kg CO₂ eq/m² per year, which is slightly more than the reduction achieved in the last year.