this policy has had some positive effects since with a relative decoupling of tpes from economic performance and a resulting decrease in the energy and carbon intensities of the economy sections and however until recently less attention has been paid to the demand side and energy efficiency in the enduse sectors as reflected by still relatively high final energy intensity the current policy framework is provided by the national energy efficiency action plan pnaee or portugal efficiency prior to the pnaee there were few quantified energy efficiency goals table