Energy efficiency is the overlooked ‘invisible’ solution to reducing carbon emissions. Latin America is starting to catch on to the potentialEnergy efficiency provides the cleanest,cheapest, and quickest solution to meet worldwide energy demand. Long-term energy scenarios developed by the International Energy Agency assign energy efficiency the largest role in reducing carbon emissions to mitigate climate change. This role is much greater than all other means combined, and including renewable energy,biofuels, nuclear, and carbon capture and storage. Energy efficiency is often overlooked globally,and marginalised by more expensive options because it is not easy to sell politically; nor is it celebrated in the media. This is because energy savings are invisible, whereas big energy infrastructure projects create opportunities for opening ceremonies, and evident jobs,media coverage, and all kind of actions that build political capital. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com