Title: Risk-reducing problems of the Latvian gas supply

Authors: Juris Ekmanis, V. Zebergs, N. Zeltins, A. Davis

Addresses: Institute of Physical Energetics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 21 Aizkraukles Street, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia. ' Institute of Physical Energetics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 21 Aizkraukles Street, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia. ' Institute of Physical Energetics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 21 Aizkraukles Street, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia. ' Latvian Gas Company, JSC 'Latvijas Gaze', 6 A. Briana Street, Riga, LV-1001, Latvia

Abstract: This paper reviews the energy policy of Latvia as a part of the national economic policy. It describes the legislative situation in the Latvian energy sector, and discusses the measures for energy conservation policy and the tendencies of the main character parameters in the energy sector.

Keywords: energy policy; energy consumption; emissions; Latvia; gas supply; Central and Eastern Europe; CEE countries; economic policy; energy conservation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2010.037395

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2010 Vol.34 No.1/2/3/4, pp.78 - 90

Published online: 06 Dec 2010 *

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