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As the IEA writes, "Taking all new developments and policies into account, the world is still failing to put the global energy system onto a more sustainable path. Global energy demand grows by more than one-third over the period to 2035 in the New Policies Scenario (our central scenario)."
The World Energy Outlook states:
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) followed up their post on the World Energy Outlook with a prediction that 2013 will be the year that we start to really take advantage of the opportunities that energy efficiency provides, and we hope that their prediction is accurate. But we can also help the prediction become a reality by ramping up our marketing efforts in order to turn more people on to the benefits of energy efficiency.
Let's do it.
As the IEA writes, "Taking all new developments and policies into account, the world is still failing to put the global energy system onto a more sustainable path. Global energy demand grows by more than one-third over the period to 2035 in the New Policies Scenario (our central scenario)."
Energy Efficiency: The Beacon in the Smog.
But it's not all doom and gloom. According to the IEA, energy efficiency
Our
Efficient World Scenario shows how tackling the barriers to energy
efficiency investment can unleash this potential and realise huge gains
for energy security, economic growth and the environment. These gains
are not based on achieving any major or unexpected technological
breakthroughs, but just on taking actions to remove the barriers
obstructing the implementation of energy efficiency measures that are
economically viable.
One of the key phrases in this paragraph
is "economically viable." We're not discussing far-flung solutions or
pie-in-the-sky fantasies, but rather tried and true, actionable
solutions with a strong ROI.Building Efficiency is Key.
One of these solutions, of course, is improving the energy efficiency of our buildings through the building performance upgrades that we all know and love.The World Energy Outlook states:
Energy
efficiency is widely recognised as a key option in the hands of policy
makers but current efforts fall well short of tapping its full economic
potential. In the last year, major energy-consuming countries have
announced new measures: China is targeting a 16% reduction in energy
intensity by 2015; the United States has adopted new fuel- economy
standards; the European Union has committed to a cut of 20% in its 2020
energy demand; and Japan aims to cut 10% from electricity consumption by
2030. In the New Policies Scenario, these help to speed up the
disappointingly slow progress in global energy efficiency seen over the
last decade. But even with these and other new policies in place, a
significant share of the potential to improve energy efficiency –
four-fifths of the potential in the buildings sector and more than half
in industry – still remains untapped. (emphasis ours)
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) followed up their post on the World Energy Outlook with a prediction that 2013 will be the year that we start to really take advantage of the opportunities that energy efficiency provides, and we hope that their prediction is accurate. But we can also help the prediction become a reality by ramping up our marketing efforts in order to turn more people on to the benefits of energy efficiency.
Let's do it.
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