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Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future. Improvements in energy efficiency can reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure, cut fuel costs, increase competitiveness and improve consumer welfare. Environmental benefits can also be achieved by the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions and local air pollution. Energy security can also profit from improved energy efficiency by decreasing the reliance on imported fossil fuels. For these reasons, energy efficiency is one of six broad focus areas of IEA's G8 Gleneagles Programme. The IEA has submitted 25 policy recommendations to the G8 for promoting energy efficiency that could reduce global CO2 emissions by 8.2 gigatonnes by 2030.

The IEA promotes energy efficiency policy and technology in buildings, appliances, transport and industry, as well as end-use applications such as lighting. Our analysis identifies best-practice, highlighting the possibilities for energy efficiency improvements and policy approaches to realise the full potential of energy efficiency for our Member countries.

The IEA also maintains a Database of national energy efficiency policies.

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  • Implementing Energy Efficiency: are IEA Countries on Track?  2009
  • IEA Scoreboard 2009: 35 Key Energy Trends over 35 Years  2009
  • Towards a More Energy Efficient Future: Applying indicators to enhance energy policy  2009
  • Progress with Implementing Energy Efficiency Policies in the G8  2009
  • Chemical and Petrochemical Sector  2009

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  • 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and 5th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP 15/COP MOP 5) 2009
  • Expert Round Table on Energy Efficiency Indicators in the Residential Sector 2009
  • The Global R&D Portfolio – strategies to accelerate technology development 2009
  • IEPEC/IEA Energy Efficiency Programme Evaluation Masters Workshop 2009
  • Towards Zero Energy Buildings in OECD countries 2009
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  •  Working Party on End-Use Technologies (EUWP)
  •  Working Party on Energy Efficiency (EEWP)
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