Preface
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Financing Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation , pp 1-2
- Publication Date: October 2006
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/53c0ffae-en
- Language: English
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In the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, substantial economic and environmental benefits can be gained from implementing measures in energy efficiency in heat and power supply. The energy efficiency sector is particularly attractive because it has a potential for combining economic gains with environmental improvements, thus overcoming the widespread perception that there is an inevitable trade-off between the economy and the environment. At the same time, there are serious barriers to effective implementation of energy efficiency investment schemes. The energy infrastructure in all five countries suffers from many years of neglect as to maintenance and modernization, and is currently in need of major investments to reach the level that will be demanded by societies aspiring for the economic and environmental standards enjoyed by their western neighbours.
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