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Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit The Energy Efficiency Policy Package
The Energy Efficiency Policy Package
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Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit Financing Energy Efficiency
…rest. Between 50-60% of all efficiency investment spending is usually sourced from household savings or business equity, with debt finance making up the remainder. Financing solutions capable of supporting a large number of households are therefore particularly important to scale up investment in buildings and transport. Policy package Financing solutions Sustainability-linked loans: instruments where borrowers enjoy preferential terms depending on sustainability performance objectives. Such loans include predetermined key performance indicators (KPIs) linked to a set of calibrated (annual) sustainability performance targets that the borrower must meet. These targets can relate to reducing carbon emissions or improving energy efficiency…
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Gaining an Edge Unlocking the potential of energy efficiency
…and other factors, the energy required to produce the same sales volume varies significantly within the same subsector and to manufacture equivalent products. For example, energy consumption can vary by a factor of five times to manufacture plastic bags, and by a factor of seven times to produce bricks, with similar figures observed for other types of products, from milk to ceramic tiles to plastic bottles. While some of these variations can be due to differences in products and other factors, such wide disparities highlight the potential for many firms to reduce energy expenditures through improved energy efficiency. In IEA…
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Oil Market Report - July 2025
The IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) is one of the world's most authoritative and timely sources of data, forecasts and analysis on the global oil market – including detailed statistics and commentary on oil supply, demand, inventories, prices and refining activity, as well as oil trade for IEA and selected non-IEA countries. Highlights World oil demand growth is forecast to increase by 700 kb/d in 2025, its lowest rate since 2009, with the exception of the 2020 Covid year. Annual growth eased from 1.1 mb/d in 1Q25 to just 550 kb/d in 2Q25, with emerging…
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Energy Efficiency 2024 What is required to scale up energy efficiency investments by 2030?
…In the NZE Scenario, investment in end uses such as more efficient buildings, transportation and industry triples from around USD 650 billion per year today to about USD 1.9 trillion per year by 2030. The IEA highlights in its Taking Stock to Taking Action report how a comprehensive approach to energy efficiency action is the most effective way to accelerate progress, with an array of available diverse measures tailored to each country’s specific circumstances. In emerging economies, where many people are getting access to new modern accommodation and appliances for the first time, investments in technical efficiency dominate. This involves improving…
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Oil Market Report - May 2026
The May edition of the IEA’s Oil Market Report is exceptionally provided free of charge in an abridged format.For access to the full report, subscribers can visit their Products page.The IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) is one of the world's most authoritative and timely sources of data, forecasts and analysis on the global oil market – including detailed statistics and commentary on oil supply, demand, inventories, prices and refining activity, as well as oil trade for IEA and selected non-IEA countries. Highlights World oil demand is forecast to contract by 420 kb/d y-o-y in…
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Oil Market Report - April 2026
…inventories, prices and refining activity, as well as oil trade for IEA and selected non-IEA countries. Listen to the most recent episode of the Everything Energy podcast with senior oil market analysts Rebecca Schulz and David Martin, which draws on fresh data and analysis from the April OMR Highlights Oil demand is expected to contract by 80 kb/d this year, as the Iran war upends our global outlook. This is 730 kb/d less than in last month’s Report and a forecast 1.5 mb/d 2Q26 decline would be the sharpest since Covid-19 slashed fuel…
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Gaining an Edge Energy demand and competitiveness
…effective energy savings in the short term, with lower capital costs and greater potential for electrification. Managing costs in lighter industries is also crucial, not only to improve firm competitiveness but also to achieve broader economic objectives. While these sectors contribute around a quarter of industrial energy demand, they account for over half of industrial value added and two-thirds of jobs. Today the world’s industries can produce 20% more value added with a given amount of energy than they could two decades ago Over the last two decades, industrial energy efficiency gains, as measured by the energy intensity…
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Energy and Water
…Southeast Asia – though half of global installed capacity is located in the Middle East and North Africa. Renewables can help ease the energy sector's water problem In a scenario in which global energy sector emissions reach net zero by 2050, water withdrawals by the energy sector decline by almost 20 bcm by 2030. The biggest reductions happen in the power sector, where withdrawals fall nearly 15% as coal-fired power generation is quickly replaced by solar PV and wind. Greater energy efficiency also plays an important role in reducing the volume of water needed to meet global energy demand.
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World Energy Outlook 2022 Energy security in energy transitions
…of clean energy technologies with scaling back of fossil fuels. Investing in clean energy is key to avoid future crises while reducing emissions. In the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 (NZE) Scenario, around USD 9 is spent on clean energy by 2030 for every USD 1 spent on fossil fuels. Cutting investment in fossil fuels ahead of scaling up investment in clean energy pushes up prices but does not necessarily advance secure transitions. High fossil fuel prices could make it 10‑25% more expensive for fossil fuel importers to meet climate goals.Tackle the demand side and prioritise energy efficiency. The energy crisis highlights…
