Worldwide trends in energy use and efficiency: key insights from IEA Indicator Analysis. In support of the G8 Plan of Action.

Type of monograph: Other

Summary

The document summarises the main results and conclusions from the IEA contribution to the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action for Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development. It brings together information on all end-use sectors (industry, households, services, transport) plus power generation, for key developed and developing countries. Using new statistics and methodologies, the analysis clearly identifies the factors driving and restraining the demand for energy, and the opportunities for improved energy efficiency. It also highlights the gaps in currently available data and proposes a major new international effort to improve the availability and quality of information on this crucial topic.

Details

  • Original title: Worldwide trends in energy use and efficiency: key insights from IEA Indicator Analysis. In support of the G8 Plan of Action.
  • Record ID : 2009-0471
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Developing country, Environment, General information
  • Publication: OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) - France/France
  • Publication date: 2008
  • Source: Source: 91 p. (20 x 27); fig.; tabl.; ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.