National Policy Reform
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National Policy Reform
Energy efficiency at the local level is not always a local issue. National policy determines many of the incentives for and impediments against wiser energy management. In Eastern Europe, key issues are tariffs that are not based on energy consumption and subsidies that remove any incentive to use less energy. Many of these policies are decided in national capitals, out of the reach of municipal decision-makers.
Equally as important is the high degree of centralization - cities often have little revenue generation and depend on the national government for budget outlays. The result is that cities have little control over their budgets and little incentive to reduce operating expenses. MUNEE is working with its in-country partners and municipal associations to promote national policy reform that will increase municipal autonomy and create incentives to reduce energy waste.
Over the coming weeks, MUNEE will put on this site an analysis of the laws and regulations that deal with these policies and develop an inventory of which countries have strong or weak laws with regard to creating the incentives for cities and consumers to save energy. Listed in the sub-sections of this menu are key national policy issues that affect a city's ability to reduce unnecessary energy waste.
Armenian Law on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy