SEA OP Enterprise and Innovations Czech Republic 2007 – 2013

1. SEA OP Enterprise and Innovations Czech Republic 2007 – 2013 • Total budget 3,578 mil EUR • Structure of document: • Analysis of economic development (+ SWOT analysis) • Results of OPEI 2004 – 2006 • Strategy • Global and specific objectives • Priority axes • Key areas of intervention • Monitoring • Implementation (including financial plan)

2. Assessment of analytical part of OP • Aim: to examine if the OPEI’s analytical part appropriately reflects relevant environmental issues • SEA team prepared its own analysis and SWOT analysis of the status of environment in the country • Description of past trends and current status, identification of main drivers • Estimation of likely future development (“zero alternative”) • Alternative SWOT • Outputs • Identification of key envi issues relevant to OPEI • Providing recommendations for OPEI’s analysis modifications

3. Material and energy demands of production In 2000 – 2003, energy efficiency was stagnating and it began to decrease in 2004 – 2005, especially due to the economic growth, not because of any principal structural changes. Nevertheless, energy efficiency in the area of energy transformation (i.e. the ratio of the final energy consumption to the consumption of primary energy sources) is stagnating. The targets have not been fulfilled especially in the area of using renewable energy sources and the fuel mix structure. In the area of renewable sources utilisation, the indicative goal for the year 2005 (5 % – 6 % of renewable sources of the gross electricity consumption) has not been fulfilled, which makes achievement of the indicative goal for the year 2010 (8 %) even less possible. On the other hand, by the year 2010 there will be a positive impact of the Act no. 180/2005 Coll., on the support to electricity generation from renewable sources of energy. If energy efficiency is not supported, the industry sector will be burdened with higher operational costs, which will have a direct impact on its competitiveness. If enterprise development in the area of energy savings and the use of renewable sources is not supported, the indicative goal for the year 2010 will not be fulfilled for sure.

4. Waste production In 2002 – 2004, the overall production of wastes per unit of GDP was decreasing at first, but in 2004 there was an increase in comparison with the year 2003. On the other hand, if production of wastes is assessed by means of the total production per one inhabitant, there was an increase for this indicator in 2002 – 2004. In 2002 – 2004, the proportion of hazardous wastes in the total production was slightly growing. The specific production of hazardous wastes per unit of GDP dropped in 2003 and in 2004, it reached the level of the year 2002. The amount of hazardous wastes per one inhabitant decreased in 2003 and in 2004 it exceeded the level of the starting year 2002. In most economies, economic growth is connected with an increase of waste production. Without supporting mechanisms and with cross-supporting waste production through the energy utilization of wastes, it is possible to expect their further growth. Without supporting more environment-friendly technologies and low-waste technologies, it will not be possible to fulfill this indicative goal. At the same time, there will be problems with parallel cross-supports from other areas (energy utilisation of wastes).