The Energy Sector and Energy Policy of the Czech Republic
The Energy Sector and Energy Policy of the Czech Republic

Author(s): Tomáš Vlček, Filip Černoch
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Energy and Environmental Studies, Recent History (1900 till today), Environmental and Energy policy, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Law on Economics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Czech Republic; energy; policy; history; legislation; coal; oil; natural gas; nuclear; renewables; electric power;
Summary/Abstract: This book addresses various aspects of the energy sector of the Czech Republic. There is hardly a more turbulent and more sensitive sector of the economy of the Czech Republic than the energy sector. As a result, its future is carefully monitored by not only the political and economic elite of the country, but also by the general public. The book The Energy Sector and Energy Policy of the Czech Republic is divided into eight chapters. The fi rst describes the key actors and the legislative framework of the energy sector of the Czech Republic, including an analysis of the Government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of the Environment, and other legislative and regulatory bodies and political parties. The second chapter introduces the rich and complicated history of the development of the Czech national energy sector. The following chapters familiarize the reader with the coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, renewables industries, and electricity and heat. The book is recommended to scholars and researchers, as well as experts in the relevant fi elds of study, but will also serve as a guide for those outside academia who work with the topic daily, such as in public administration. Finally, the general reader can make great use of this book to gain a thorough yet accessible impression of the Czech energy sector.

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