IEA slams 'epic failure' of global energy efficiency policy

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Report bemoans 'disappointingly slow' progress in tapping energy efficiency potential, as figures show 30 per cent rise in fossil fuel subsidies

Energy efficiency could halve predicted growth in global energy demand, securing extra time for governments to forge an effective international climate change deal, according to a major new report from...

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