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Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development:
Country Studies on Brazil, Cuba, Lithuania, Mexico,
Russian Federation, Slovakia and Thailand
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1. Introduction
2. Indicators
for Sustainable Development
3. Brazil
4. Cuba
5. Lithuania
6. Mexico
7. Russian
Federation
8. Slovakia
9. Thailand
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This publication presents seven national case studies
from a coordinated research project on Indicators for
Sustainable Energy Development conducted during the
2002-2005. The project was led by the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with the
United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (UN DESA). The case studies were developed by
research organizations from Brazil, Cuba, Lithuania,
Mexico, Russia, Slovakia and Thailand.
The
15th session of the Commission on Sustainable
Development will focus on policy decisions on
practical measures and options to expedite
implementation in four thematic areas, including
energy for sustainable development. The application of
energy indicators, especially their quantification,
enables systematic monitoring of progress made towards
the implementation of energy-related goals and
objectives. This publication presents actual examples
of how these indicators are developed at the national
level, how they can be used to assess national energy
systems and how they assist in reviewing the
effectiveness of policies undertaken or planned.
Energy indicators for sustainable development
represent an important component in the national
analysis and planning tool kit for achieving
sustainable development. The indicators are intended
to provide a flexible tool for analysts and decision
makers at the national level to better understand
their national situations and trends, the impacts of
recent policies and the potential impacts of policy
changes. The flexibility of this system of energy
indicators permits specific adaptations to the
national and local conditions and needs.
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