Download The World's First Fuel: How energy efficiency is reshaping global energy systems
Download The World's First Fuel: How energy efficiency is reshaping global energy systems
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THE WORLD'S FIRST FUEL
How energy efficiency is reshaping global energy systems
June 2019
Major global economies, including China, Germany, India, Japan and the United States, are making huge strides to improve their energy efficiency and adjust when they use energy. International reports released in the past year, such as the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's (ACEEE) 2018 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard, have shown that Australia currently ranks worst out of developed countries when it comes to energy policy and performance.
The EEC’s latest flagship report, The World’s First Fuel: How energy efficiency is reshaping global energy systems, examines the energy efficiency policies that these global leaders have introduced, and what the key lessons are for Australia. The report is informed by extensive research and interviews with global experts from the US, Europe and Asia, and is aimed at senior decision makers.
The report is not intended as an exhaustive review of international practice. Instead it highlights a number of policies and programs that Australia should adopt to ensure that our energy system is affordable, reliable and sustainable.
Click here to read the report.
EEC CEO Luke Menzel reflects on the past decade of energy efficiency in Australia, and what the Council's vision for the next decade is. This speech was delivered at the Energy Efficiency Council’s tenth anniversary celebration on 12 June 2019.
17 June 2019
The Energy Efficiency Council has welcomed a call from the South Australian Minister for Energy, Dan van Holst Pellekaan, for Australia to ramp up its ambition on energy efficiency.
14 June 2019
A new Energy Efficiency Council report shows that other countries are delivering huge cuts to energy bills using energy efficiency, while Australia has made almost no progress in the past three years.
13 June 2019
EEC CEO @lukemenzel in @AusEnergyMag today:
South Australia leads push for energy efficiency… https://t.co/AQES9UqqCU
19th June 2019
RT @lukemenzel: Joel Dignam of @BetterRentingAU got to the heart of this at our Conference last year. He pointed out that many, man… https://t.co/pqZmvPacVU
19th June 2019
RT @rmurrayleach: This is what happens when your building stock is a shambles. Sydney has twice as many cold related deaths as Stockh… https://t.co/3ALExHdJOD
19th June 2019
RT @lukemenzel: For those that couldn't make it, here is my speech from the Energy Efficiency Council's tenth birthday celebration… https://t.co/Apn8kU51LH
18th June 2019
RT @JeffRConnolly: Is Australia missing the biggest energy cost saving opportunities? See my latest LinkedIn article… https://t.co/jD8RZ5LCZa
17th June 2019
RT @ASBEC1: Australia could cut greenhouse gas emissions halfway to its Paris agreement target, and save $7.7bn a year in bills… https://t.co/Lr4YKYlgQ1
17th June 2019
RT @lukemenzel: This really was a cracking speech from Minister van Holst Pelekaan. A stake in the ground.
One other thing that st… https://t.co/ftu7XAm80k
14th June 2019
EEC media release: South Australia leads new push to raise Australia’s ambition on energy efficiency… https://t.co/nXW5YTHMX1
14th June 2019
RT @FrankieMuskovic: Couldn’t agree more! The National Energy Productivity Plan has enormous potential to drive down emissions through… https://t.co/XfyLLdm8sK
14th June 2019
RT @rmurrayleach: Critical speech by SA’s energy minister, Dan van Holst Pellekaan, charting a way forward on energy for Australia -… https://t.co/iNPuAzWKbN
14th June 2019
