Energy efficiency: lessons learned from success stories

This report, 'energy efficiency: lessons learned from success stories' is designed to identify energy efficiency policies that were implemented in countries that successfully decreased their energy intensity.

The study analyzes the energy efficiency policies in seven successful European Union countries: Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Sweden.

The country case studies indicate that policy implementation evolves, reflecting such issues as institutional capacity and affordability.

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Energy efficiency: lessons learned from success stories