Abstract:
In a scenario of rising energy costs, global warming and climate change,
energy e ciency might play a central role to reduce the impact on the en-
vironment of industrial activities, while keeping the competitiveness of the
industry. This Tesis aims at analyzing what explain the changes in the e -
ciency of energy consumption in Chile's industry. In order to provide policy-
makers with the information needed to determine whether energy e ciency
policies can play a role in the industrial sector in Chile and if it is better to
have a unique or a di erentiated energy e ciency policy for Chile's industry.
The logarithmic mean Divisia index method I is used for the decomposition
analysis.