Agenda Profile: Mario Kadastik

The 2024 Report by the Minister of Climate on the Implementation of the State's Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035"

2024-05-15

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

Political Position
The speaker strongly advocates for achieving the national objective of increasing storage capacity, a goal tied to the "Estonia 2035" strategy. They favor market-based and regulatory solutions, such as grid tariff exemptions, to incentivize private investment. The policy focus is directed toward meeting national targets with the minimum possible state subsidy.

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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in energy market regulations, utilizing terms such as "battery storage device," "grid fee," and "aggregator." He/She is well aware of the necessity of increasing storage capacity and highlights a specific example from the international legal framework (Finland) for channeling this storage capacity into private hands.

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Rhetorical Style
The style is formal and polite, directly addressing the presiding officer and the minister. The speaker presents their viewpoint as a question, focusing on a logical and detailed political proposal that they term an "interesting concept."

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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
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Collaboration Style
The speaker directly offers the minister a specific political solution, demonstrating openness to sharing ideas and collaborating on achieving national goals. He presents the proposal as a question, seeking the minister's assessment of the suggested solution.

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Regional Focus
The focus is on the national long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035" and its targets. To find a political solution, a concrete international example from the Finnish legal framework is cited as a model.

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Economic Views
Prefers economically regulatory incentives, such as exemption from grid tariffs, over state grants and subsidization. Supports the involvement of the private sector and market mechanisms in developing energy infrastructure to disperse storage capacity into private hands.

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Social Issues
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Legislative Focus
The primary legislative focus is on amending energy market regulations to establish a favorable legal framework for the installation of battery storage facilities. The speaker is the initiator of a specific regulatory proposal concerning the exemption of market-operating consumers from network tariffs.

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