Energy efficiency measures could cut global CO₂ emissions
Group of 24 nations agrees to improve energy efficiency
Governments including US, Germany and Japan will seek opportunities for exchange and collaboration, according to joint statement
Energy efficiency must play a key role in reducing emissions, supporting energy security and reducing reliance on energy imports, according to a joint statement by 24 nations. The countries—which include France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Senegal and the US—made a specific call for stronger action on energy efficiency. “Energy efficiency and demand-side action have a particularly important role to play now as global energy prices are high and volatile, hurting households, industries and entire economies,” the joint statement says. The governments say they will seek opportunities for exchange and collaboration, welcoming the Sonderburg Action Plan—developed at a recent three-day confe
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