The improvement of energy efficiency is one of the main areas of activity in the context of implementing the principle of sustainable development. This need stems from the ongoing environmental and social changes and conditions in the form of limited energy resources and the need to adapt to climate change. The EU undertakes a number of initiatives promoting actions aimed at reducing the energy intensity of the economy. Key solutions are included in the energy and climate package adopted in 2008 and Directive 2012/27/EU, which obliges EU Member States to establish a system to support energy efficiency. Considering these formal requirements, the aim of the article is to diagnose the degree of progress in implementing the assumptions of the energy and climate package in Poland and to present the results of the analysis in the field of the energy efficiency of the Polish industrial sector. The main problem of the study is to indicate trends in the studied phenomenon in the manufacturing, which in 2016 was responsible for 22.6% of final energy consumption. The study uses an analytical and descriptive method. The concept of sustainable development was characterised based on a review of the literature and source documents. The research on the progress in the implementation of the energy and climate package was based on a taxonomic measure using the Hellwig's multidimensional comparative analysis method, while the ODEX index was used to assess the energy efficiency of the industrial sector. The study covered the years 2005-2016. The conducted research indicates that the Polish economy should fulfil the objective of the energy and climate package in the field of energy efficiency improvement, and manufacturing is the sector in which changes in this area are the fastest.
Pach-Gurgul, A; Ulbrych, M
Energy Efficiency of the Polish Industrial Sector in the Context of the Concept of Sustainable Development
Prace Komisji Geografii Przemyslu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego-Studies Of The Industrial Geography Commission Of The Polish Geographical Society