At the start of the EIA no clear emission reduction targets for either energy savings
or CO2 reduction was set. A first ex-post evaluation of the EIA (for the period
1997-2000) was carried out by PriceWaterhouseCoopers by order of the Dutch
government (PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 2001). They conclude that the policy objectives
of the EIA are not defined clearly, which hinders a verification of the effectiveness
and cost-efficiency of the instrument.