Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'energy efficiency'

IEA highlights $18tn of gains from energy efficiency

"Energy efficiency is the cheapest way to meet our energy needs" according to the International Energy Agency. It also has much shorter payback periods than increased use of renewables, according to Capella Festa of the IEA when speaking at our...

Opportunities for the New Decade

Over the past century, many parts of the world have seen an extraordinary increase in living standards and life expectancy. As the Financial Times notes, we used to marry at c15 years, become grandparents at c30 and die at c45....