Latvian Energy Policy: Towards a Sustainable And Transparent Energy Sector
81 pages
2010
Spruds, Andris. Latvian Energy Policy: Towards a Sustainable And Transparent Energy Sector. Riga: Soros Foundation Latvia, 2010.
The study addresses the issues of the sustainable energy sector policy in the context of Latvia’s political and economic development; the significance of renewables in policy documents and in practice; institutional and legal regulations; the sustainable development policies of the EU and Latvia’s capacity to implement them; decision-making on energy-related issues and the transparency of this process. The authors give recommendations on improving the quality of the decision-making environment as well as the quality of decisions themselves. The publication of the study has been supported by the Soros Foundation- Latvia.