Governments and businesses must deepen collaboration to answer COP28 energy efficiency call

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Much political and media focus when it comes to net zero is on wind farms or electric vehicles, while one of the stars of the show - energy efficiency - is often overlooked, writes the Climate Group's Toby Morgan

The global energy transition will be significantly more expensive and take much longer if we do not decrease the amount of energy we use. While it may be invisible, energy efficiency is invaluable....

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