The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) has welcomed a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released in Canberra today that recommends the Turnbull Government ramps up its ambition on energy efficiency across all economic sectors, including buildings, industry and transport.
Council CEO Luke Menzel says the report confirms that Australia is behind the eight ball when it comes to energy efficiency. “The global experts have run the ruler over Australia’s policy settings and found that our current effort on energy efficiency is not up to snuff,” he says.
“Whether its buildings, industry or transport, the IEA has found there is much more we can do to slash energy costs and reduce carbon emissions through smart energy efficiency policies.”
The IEA recommends that the Turnbull Government:
works with experts to drive big energy efficiency improvements in existing buildings
reintroduces a program that supports big industrial energy users to improve their energy efficiency, and
adopts ambitious fuel efficiency standards for the transport sector.
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