Energy efficiency
This website aims to help users around the world to introduce or improve energy efficiency laws in their country or region. Through a combination of efficiency and conservation, energy consumption can be reduced to a sustainable level.
The website presents eight proven and effective policies to help making the use of energy more efficient:
- Energy audits for existing buildings
- Phasing out incandescent light bulbs
- Energy performance contracting
- Incentivising CHP
- Top Runner standard
- Supporting carbon-negative cooking
- Mandating smart metering
- Area road pricing
Naturally, the policies represent but a fraction of many options available; their inclusion is based on criteria of effectiveness and feasibility. In addition, the choice of policies covers different modes (regulatory, incentive mechanisms and information policies) and sectors (buildings, appliances, energy supply and transport).
We also need an effective deployment of renewable energy sources through feed-in tariffs. If dangerous climate change and other crises are to be avoided, however, CO2 emissions must still be reduced faster than can be achieved by replacing fossil fuels with renewables. The transition gap between now and a secure renewable energy future can only be bridged if we reduce our energy consumption to sufficient levels through improved efficiency and conservation.
The website aims to give legislators, decision makers and other people involved a compact digest of facts, arguments and a range of policy suggestions reducing energy consumption.
Please click here to upload the WFC booklet "Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy".