Assistance To Governments, Energy Policy & Legislation
Services to governments represent a very important part of ENVIROS activities. We provide governments with consulting services not only in the Czech Republic, but also e.g. in Slovakia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt and other countries worldwide (see International Projects).
In the Czech Republic we focus on a wide range of assistance services in energy and environmental policies development, energy and environmental legislation development, structural and accession policies evaluation, etc. The studies and analyses are often supported and funded by the EU or other international institutions.
ENVIROS maintains a long-term relationship and co-operation with the following Czech institutions: Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Regional Development, Ministry of Transport, Czech Energy Agency, State Energy Inspectorate, State Fund of Environment, etc.
Our main activities in terms of assistance to governments include:
- Energy policy and legislation;
- Climate change activities;
- Air quality and IPPC legislation development;
- Structural policy;
- Other assistance.
Selected References
Energy Policy and Legislation:
- Assistance to the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the state energy policy development.
- National Energy Efficiency Study and Action Plans on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy were developed, financed by the World Bank, Ministry of Industry and Trade Czech Republic, Ministry of Environment Czech Republic and the Dutch Government. Leader of the project was ECN, NL.
- Support to Laws and Secondary Legislation development include supporting analysis to the development of Energy Act, Energy Management Act, Act on Promotion of Renewables in Heat and Electricity Production and their implementing Decrees.
- Analysis of conformity of the Czech energy legislation with the EU, regulatory framework development, etc.
- Energy Market Opening and EU Accession – Technical Assistance to the Czech Republic, World Bank and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
- Analysis for the development of National Programme for Energy Efficiency and Promotion of Renewables
Climate Change activities:
- Evaluation of Introduction of Environmental Taxes
- III. National Statement on Greenhouse Emissions
- EU pre-accession and JI in the Czech Republic
- Nuclear Energy Possibilities in GHG Emission Reduction in the CR
- Estimate of Economic Costs for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Czech Republic
- Programmes and Guidelines Development (Evaluation of CO2 reduction projects for Prototype Carbon Fund, Methodology for Environmental Assessment of Renewables Benefits)
Air Quality and IPPC legislation development:
- Air Quality Compliance Assessment and Strategies (Phare Environment Programme, Ministry of Environment Czech Republic, AEA Technology)
- Brief analysis of technical, economic and social impacts of IPPC implementation
- Impacts of IPPC compliance on national economy – review
- Voluntary Agreements and Energy Auditing Schemes Evaluation
- IPPC and Energy Efficiency (Study for Czech Energy Agency)
Structural Policy:
- Ex-ante Evaluation of the Industrial Sector Operational Programme within the Community Support Framework (IFE, VSE, Ministry of Industry and Trade)
- Pre-accession Funds Evaluation (Ministry of Regional Development, Metod KONZULT)
- Phare Programme Ex-Post Evaluation (OMAS)
Other assistance:
- Information Systems Development (SW development and Implementation for energy statistics management, Catalogue of Energy Efficient Measures)
- Support to Legal and Institutional Framework Development (Co-operation in developing new Energy Act, Energy Management Act, Assistance to Environmental Legislation improvement – IPPC, Clean Air Act)
- Financial Rules Adoption in Energy Efficiency Programming and finance
- Energy Audits in Governmental Buildings and Facilities
- Framework contract for the Technical Assistance to the Management of the Phare Energy Saving Fund (CSOB) in Appraisal of Eligibility of Energy Efficiency Projects. Ministry of Industry and Trade
