CZECH REPUBLIC – IEA ASSESSMENT

KEITH NUTHALLTHE CZECH Republic has been urged to improve its energy efficiency record, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) pointing out energy intensity fell just 17% from 1990 to 2002, compared with 23% in Hungary, 27% in Slovakia and 39% in Poland. The Paris-based global body said in a wide assessment of Czech energy policy and performance: "This suggests that there is still substantial potential to improve Czech energy efficiency." It said there was in particular room for improvement in the building and transport sectors, noting critically "the fall of ...


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