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Recommendations of the Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency
Convened by the Executive Director of the IEA in response to the global slowdown of energy efficiency progress, the Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency was established in June 2019 at the IEA’s Fourth Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Dublin, Ireland. The Commission has 23 members and is composed of national...
Eurostat and the EIB launch a new Guide on the Statistical Treatment of EPCs
Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Commission, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) launch a new Practitioner’s Guide on the Statistical Treatment of Energy Performance Contracts The new Guide follows the Eurostat Guidance note on the revised...
Eurostat clarifies how to record energy performance contracts in national accounts
Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Commission, has published today an updated guidance note on the recording of energy performance contracts (EPCs) in government accounts. The revised guidance note clarifies the accounting rules applied to the treatment...
The 2015 Energy Productivity and Economic Prosperity Index
In this policy brief we will show that Europe could double its energy productivity performance on the basis of existing technologies. High Energy – Productivity Growth Scenario would not only bring no appreciable reduction in lifestyle and prosperity; it would...
Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency
The traditional focus on energy savings as the main goal of energy efficiency policy has, at times, led to an underestimation of the full value of energy efficiency in both national and global economies. Energy efficiency can bring multiple benefits, such as enhancing...