Are the sectors of the economy of the Slovak Republic becoming greener? (2017)

Authors:
Ing. Juraj Vall, Ing. Slávka Štroffeková, Ing. Ľubica Koreňová, Ing. Beáta Kročková, Mgr. Peter Kapusta, RNDr. Radoslav Považan, PhD., Ing. Pavol Weiss, PhD.

The publication "Are the sectors of the economy of the Slovak Republic becoming greener?" assesses the development in some selected sectors of the economy that can be considered, with regard to their character, to be the most important from the perspective of their impact on the environment and utilization of resources. They are the following sectors:
 

The objective of the assessment is to point out to what is the progress in the development in the aforementioned sectors relating to decreasing the negative influencing of the environment and more effective utilization of resources where achieved trends are positive and where at present Slovakia has “weaknesses” on the way of its transition to a low-carbon, green and competitive economy.