ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF POLISH ECONOMY IN YEARS 2000-2016.

To understand observed trends in energy performance of economy or specific sector, it is necessary to evaluate the driving forces underlying these changes. Index decomposition analysis measures the impact of energy efficiency gains on the level of energy consumption, at the most detailed sector disaggregation level allowed by the available data. The ODEX energy efficiency index was developed under the EU ODYSSEE-MURE program and is published annually for the 28 EU countries and Norway. Index is used in monitoring process of energy efficiency trends and measures in Europe in relation to the achievement of the EU energy policy objectives. In this paper, the index decomposition analysis of the ODEX indicator is carried out for Polish economy and its main sectors between 2000-2016. The aim of the study is to identify factors determining changes in energy consumption at the level of each end-use or subsector in Poland, and to recognize areas where there is still potential for further reduction of energy consumption. The analysis is extended into comparison to European statistics in the context of implementation and monitoring of the UE indicative energy targets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]