Ministry of Environment | Lithuania

Environment Minister Ieva Andriulaitytė met with EU Council Secretariat leaders to discuss Lithuania’s 2027 EU Council Presidency. 🇪🇺🤝🇱🇹 The talks focused on achieving climate and environmental goals while strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and energy security. #LT27EU

Minister Ieva Andriulaitytė met with the Council General Secretariat delegation led by Peter Javorčík. We discussed preparations for Lithuania’s 2027 Presidency of the Council of the EU and the environment and climate policy agenda. 🇪🇺🇱🇹

Minister Ieva Andriulaitytė met with Irish Ambassador to 🇱🇹 Séadhna MacHugh. They discussed environmental and climate cooperation, as well as continuity of work as Ireland currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU and Lithuania prepares to take over in 2027. #LT27EU

At the “Competitive Europe” conference, Vice-Minister Aira Paliukėnaitė presented Lithuania’s environmental priorities for the 2027 Presidency of the Council of the 🇪🇺 EU: decarbonisation, the circular economy and simpler regulation to support Europe’s competitiveness.

At #LuxembourgICFDays2026, Minister Kastytis Žuromskas discussed climate finance and private investment. 🇱🇺 invited 🇱🇹 to join the Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform. Minister Žuromskas discussed its potential for climate projects in the Eastern Partnership region.

At the #ForestEUROPE conference in 🇸🇪, Lithuania presented its position on financing forest biodiversity. We stressed that stable public funding and clear rules remain essential, while additional tools can help attract private investment for biodiversity protection in forests.🌳

At the @WUF_UNHabitat, 🇱🇹 LT shared its experience implementing the New Urban Agenda, focusing on affordable housing and ♻️ urban development.We highlighted long-term spatial planning, strengthened municipal capacity and renovation 🏢 which deliver around 40% energy savings.

At #UNFF21 🌳🌲 in 🇺🇸 NY, countries are discussing global forest protection, sustainable forest management, financing and monitoring systems. 🇱🇹 Our ministry is presenting national progress and taking part in negotiations on the draft omnibus resolution.

At the informal EU housing ministers’ meeting in Nicosia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania emphasised the need to increase housing supply, speed up renovation, simplify administrative procedures and mobilise investment for affordable and sustainable housing.

At the EU Environment Directors’ meeting in Paphos, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, Vice-Minister Aira Paliukėnaitė presented Lithuania’s priorities: stronger EU bioeconomy, simpler nature rules without lowering goals, global action on plastic pollution and more funding for biodiversity.

Minister Kastytis Žuromskas is attending the #ENVI today.Ahead of the meeting, he met with MEPs Virginijus Sinkevičius and Vytenis Andriukaitis to discuss🇱🇹EU Council Presidency in 2027.Lithuania aims to continue the EU Green Deal while strengthening competitiveness and security.

At #UNEA7 in Nairobi, Vice-Minister Aira Paliukėnaitė highlighted the need to assess environmental damage caused by russia’s war in Ukraine. Lithuania supports #UNEP and reaffirms the importance of #multilateralism in driving coordinated international environmental action.

At #COP30, Environment Minister K. Žuromskas discussed with 🇺🇦 Deputy Minister Pavlo Kartashov how we can support Ukraine’s climate policy and the rebuilding of war-damaged areas. We are ready to share the expertise with Ukraine and contribute to a sustainable and secure future.

Empty parking spaces bring joy today as the world celebrates #CarFreeDay! 🌍🚶‍♀️🚲🚌 The best way to mark it? Walk, cycle, or take public transport.

There is no turning back from the green path. 🇪🇺🌿 At the #EU Environment Council, ministers discussed cutting GHG emissions by 90% by 2040. 🇱🇹 Lithuania stressed: we need EU funding, clean tech, and fairness between Member States to make this transition possible.

We’re gearing up for European Mobility Week! 😎 Today, we presented Vilnius with a bicycle counter, a gift for the city’s top results in Lithuania’s municipal environmental ranking. From now on, every ride on T. Narbuto Street is part of its history. How are you preparing? 😊

Our Minister Povilas Poderskis met Ukraine’s Minister of Environment Svitlana Grinchuk 🇱🇹🤝🇺🇦 Discussed joint projects, EU accession support, and solutions for forestry, water, waste, and digitization. 📸 From PM Gintautas Palucas' Kyiv visit.

At #COP29, LT's Environment Minister S. Gentvilas emphasized the country's climate targets: ✅ 70% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030, ✅ Climate neutrality & circular economy by 2050. He also called for global accountability for Russia's environmental destruction in Ukraine.🇺🇦

🇱🇹🌍 At #COP29 Minister of Environment S. Gentvilas joined a panel about Law role in Climate Change. He shared Lithuania’s achievements in using legal frameworks. Measures such as legislation on renewable energy, building retrofitting, deposit system are already reducing CO2.

👏 Exciting news! Lithuania has been elected for the first time to the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Montreal Protocol. 🇱🇹 Our colleague Ingrida Varžgalienė will represent Lithuania!