Mainstreaming environment in the energy sector - the case of the energy- environment review for Iran

The energy-environment review (EER) for the Islamic Republic of Iran illustrates how placing environmental issues in the context of key economic indicators was useful to incorporate environmental considerations on the country's Fourth Five-Year National Development Plan. Typically, cost-benefit analysis is used to evaluate damage costs from energy consumption, assess the effectiveness of proposed actions, and arrive at recommendations for a set of priority investments and policy reforms. The EER for the Islamic Republic of Iran illustrates how placing environmental issues in the context of key economic indicators was useful to incorporate environmental considerations on the country's Fourth Five-Year National Development Plan. This EER focuses on identifying priority investments and policy reforms needed for the incorporation of sustainability considerations into energy planning.