IEA: Countries not on course to double rate of energy efficiency improvement by 2030

Stuart Stone
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Much faster progress on energy efficiency is needed to meet target set at COP28 Climate Summit, International Energy Agency warns

One year on from the historic pledge at COP28 to double the rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030, a new analysis has cautioned that signatories to the agreement brokered in Dubai are not badly...

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