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Regulatory and policy options to encourage energy efficiency - unido

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MODULE 16: REGULATORY AND POLICY OPTIONS TO ENCOURAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCYpage 16.297. CONCLUSIONIncreasing <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong> may not be as visible as renewable <strong>energy</strong> technologies,but it offers a significant <strong>energy</strong> <strong>and</strong> cost savings potential in differentsec<strong>to</strong>rs of society.As the possible advantages of a successful <strong>energy</strong> <strong>efficiency</strong> <strong>policy</strong> become clear<strong>to</strong> governments all over the world, a wide range of policies <strong>and</strong> regulations arecurrently being operated, <strong>and</strong> will continue <strong>to</strong> be updated <strong>and</strong> improved.Any <strong>policy</strong> or regulation needs careful design taking in<strong>to</strong> account the natureof the national electricity sec<strong>to</strong>r, the regula<strong>to</strong>ry authorities involved <strong>and</strong> thetargeted sec<strong>to</strong>r. The most important sec<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> focus on are industry, households,transport <strong>and</strong> buildings.

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