Slovenia is a quite transport intensive country. Due to its geographic location it attracts a lot of transit traffic, however even bigger issue might be mostly car-oriented development of traffic in the last 50 and more years. The motorisation rate is still increasing, however even smaller cities are facing long congestions. Slovenian National Energy and Climate Plan anticipates large reduction of greenhouse gasses either through switch to sustainable transport or relying on alternative fuels as renewable electricity or synthetic gasses. The paper demonstrates the somewhat ambitious plan dissected to the local community level while taking local specialties into the account.

The book tries to answer the questions – what is a car and what impact does it have on our lives – by linking anecdotal information in the form of interesting car stereotypes with verifiable statistics. The car is one of the most influential inventions of the modern era, transforming our habits as well as entire cities in about a century and a half. The idea of the car has become so ingrained in our brains that we can no longer imagine life without it, and most of us do not even want to. Due to focus on data analysis, the book is richly illustrated with charts that further explain selected statistical elements about cars. The book provides a historical overview of the early development of the means of transport, followed by an account of the consequences of the industrialization of car production and the emergence of meaningful national stereotypes. In recent decades, however, the industry has outgrown political constraints and cars around the world have become increasingly similar. The book analyses some of the more interesting features of cars, from size, power and speed, to colour and age. Environmental impacts and road safety are also described, with a look to the future. Knjiga poskuša odgovoriti na vprašanji – kaj je avto in kakšen je njegov vpliv na naša življenja, pri čemer navezuje anekdotične podatke v obliki zanimivih stereotipov o avtomobilih s preverljivimi statističnimi podatki. Avtomobili so namreč ena najvplivnejših iznajdb sodobne ere, ki je v približno poldrugem stoletju preobrazila tako naše navade kot tudi celotna mesta in pokrajine. Ideja o avtomobilu se je tako usedla v naše možgane, da si življenja brez njega ne moremo niti povečini nočemo zamisliti. Zaradi osredotočenja na analizo podatkov je knjiga bogato opremljena z grafikoni, ki dodatno pojasnjujejo določene statistične elemente o avtomobilih. Vsebuje zgodovinski pregled zgodnjega razvoja prometnih sredstev, ki jim sledi popis posledic industrializacije avtomobilske proizvodnje in nastanka pomenljivih nacionalnih stereotipov. V zadnjih desetletjih je industrija prerasla politične omejitve in avtomobili po vsem svetu so si postali vse bolj podobni. V knjigi so analizirane nekatere zanimivejše lastnosti avtomobilov, od velikosti, moči in hitrosti, do barv in starosti. Prav tako so opisani vplivi na okolje in prometna varnost, dodan je tudi pogled v prihodnost.

The research expands the bottom-up approach to determine investment cost for self-sufficient Solar Plus systems. Existing solar maps usually utilize net-metering scheme and treat electricity grid as giant battery. However, with increased solar production, this might put an additional strain to the grid. In addition, to obtain national wide results, multiple weather patterns obtained from different meteorological stations were analyzed which also resulted in different demand curves. The scope of the research was therefore largely increased by calculating all available meteorological data in form of a typical year for Slovenia, which consist of 23 data points evenly spread all over Slovenia. However, those points vary quite a bit – some stations are positioned in the cities and towns, while others are located in small villages or places of interests (i.e., mountain resorts or airports). The points also vary in altitude (from few meters to over 2500 m) and cover different climate zones. The majority of Slovenia lies in continental zone (described with Dfb and Dfb by Köppen-Geiger climate classification) with cold winters and warm summers, with some subtropical climate at the coastal areas (Cfa and Cfb). Some mountain areas have tundra climate (ET). The presented research shows how to combine the existing data to calculate optimal Solar Plus instalment for self-sufficient buildings for each calculation point. The already validated simplified model was used for calculation of energy balance for the typical year which was later used for optimization of the results regarding costs. This includes the roof area for photovoltaic, optimal orientation of solar panels, the capacity of the battery storage and other influential parameters. The results clearly indicated the capability of each analyzed area for Solar Plus installation.

The book (' The Energy Needs Of Humanity Through Time: From The Industrial Revolution To Type I Civilization') is about global consumption of energy and its impact on our planet. Energy demand is a quite dynamic phenomenon and depends heavily on technological development, which is particularly evident during industrial revolutions, which had improved the quality of life for the inhabitants, but lead to increase in energy consumption. However; the economic progress did not account for tangible physical limits of our planet, which manifested in rise in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and a rapid increase in average annual global temperature. The consequences of this type of behavior are clear – future global warming, rising sea levels and direct threat to vast, low-lying areas, as well as a rapid increase in the number and consequences of extreme weather events such as storms, prolonged rainfall, and the like. A path toward less energy intense future requires rapid reductions of fossil fuels usage but also a radical shift towards larger energy efficiency. The book is intended as a source of key data showing how we have arrived at the current state of energy consumption and understanding of climate change.

National energy planning increasingly needs to account for climate risks, yet adaptation priorities in National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) often remain too generic to guide infrastructure, regulatory, and investment decisions. This paper develops a policy-facing framework for translating energy sector climate risk evidence into ranked adaptation priorities. The framework decomposes the national energy system into supply chains and aggregate element types, combines stakeholder-derived system importance weights with multi-hazard exposure and vulnerability scores, and derives a relative impact ranking. Exposure is represented through hazard magnitude, frequency, and spatial prevalence, while vulnerability is assessed through expert-based sensitivity and adaptive capacity scores. The framework is demonstrated for Slovenia, covering electricity, gas, liquid fuels, solid fuels, and district heat as part of the country’s first national sectoral climate vulnerability and risk assessment for energy. The results identify electricity transmission and distribution networks, liquid fuel import and logistics infrastructure, gas imports and transmission, and selected storage and conversion assets as priority areas. In the RCP8.5 climate stress case, exposure rises substantially for floods, heat, landslides, and wildfires. Monte Carlo robustness checks indicate that the core set of high-priority element types remains stable. The paper contributes a system-wide screening approach for integrating climate risk knowledge into climate-resilient energy planning, adaptable to different national contexts.