Improving Implementation of Energy Efficiency Recommendations the IEA Way

"Governments are missing a great opportunity to save energy. Even countries most proactive on energy efficiency have implemented less than 60% of IEA recommendations! The Policy Pathway Series should help countries overcome these barriers," says Nobuo Tanaka, IEA.

Paris - A lack of technical capacity and know-how hinders many governments from capitalizing on the full potential of energy efficiency. Over 40% of the 25 Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) two years ago have not yet been implemented. The recommendations alone could - if implemented globally without delay - save 8.2 Gigatonnes (Gt) CO2 per year by 2030 (the equivalent of twice the European Union’s current yearly emissions). The new IEA Series "Policy Pathways: Showing the Way to Energy Efficiency Implementation Now” aims at closing this implementation gap. Click here to read more...