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Breakthrough Agenda Report 2025 Building
…especially in developing economies, where 80% of growth to 2050 is expected. Many of these economies lack robust building and energy codes. Success statements Countries have adopted and implemented building codes, standards and other policies that are aligned with internationally endorsed definitions and principles of near-zero emissions and resilient buildings Why is it important to achieve the success statement to reach the sectoral breakthrough goal?Building codes, standards and certifications shape how buildings are designed, constructed, operated and renovated, providing an opportunity to embed energy and material efficiency, circularity, low-emissions and climate resilience practices across the building life…
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Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit Buildings
…making an energy efficiency upgrade more accessible and affordable. Grants can direct investments from stakeholders towards specific energy efficiency measures and motivate them to exceed minimum standards by reducing the upfront costs, adopting innovative technologies, and engaging in best practices. Incentives can promote the most efficient technologies or target a specific subset of the population that needs the support the most.More informationThis toolkit provides an overview of the most important elements of each policy instrument, but you can find more by exploring additional resources. IEA Overview on BuildingsIEA Working Group on Building Energy CodesIEA Efficient Grid-Interactive BuildingsGlobalABC Roadmap for Buildings…
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Gaining an Edge Policy implications
…value of these benefits. While energy efficiency policies and programmes targeting industry have been shown to be cost-effective, collection and analysis of more granular data in co‑operation with the industry sector can improve the design, adaptation and targeting of policy packages.In terms of competitiveness, there is a strong case for increased focus on energy efficiency programmes and policies for less energy-intensive industry and for SMEs. For SMEs, this is due to both the high level of savings currently achievable (up to 30%) and to their contribution to job creation and global economic development. Five key energy effici...
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Scaling Up Transition Finance What is transition finance?
…moment, the volume of finance that can be labelled as transition finance is low, but International Energy Agency (IEA) scenarios provide some indicative guidance of the potential volume of investments that could be covered. Over the next decade, the amount of investment that can be supported by transition finance is approximately USD 5 trillion of cumulative investment in the Announced Policies Scenario (APS) and approximately USD 4 trillion in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 (NZE) Scenario, or USD 400-500 billion per year. Over half of those investments would be in EMDE, spanning energy efficiency, selected low-emissions technology across different end-use sectors, and…
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Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Business Turning the opportunity into reality
…link these benefits to key performance indicators, often showing how they shorten payback periods.4. Position energy efficiency as a strategic investmentEnergy efficiency often competes for capital with other core business investments. Strategic objectives within companies often take precedence over simple payback calculations to determine investment decisions, as argued by the ’salience approach’ in multiple benefits research. They can be grouped in three dimensions: the value proposition (e.g. product quality and reliability), cost reduction (e.g. maintenance or defective products) and reduced risk (e.g. workplace safety).To position efficiency projects effectively, practitioners can map expected results against…
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Investment
…impact. Analyses such as our flagship World Energy Investment report, published annually, explore how investors are assessing risks and opportunities across all areas of fuel and electricity supply, critical minerals, energy efficiency, research and development and energy finance.The Agency also supports governments and industry as they work to reduce barriers to investing in secure, affordable and clean energy. Our analysis is designed to enhance transparency around economic and financing trends, the cost of capital and profit dynamics. We also explore how capital markets and innovative financing instruments can drive greater investment in the energy sector – especially in emerging and developing economies…
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Renewables 2022 Renewable heat
…geothermal heating and electric heating appliances (e.g. stoves and clothes dryers) as well as high-efficiency biomass stoves and boilers. Outlook to 2027 Given the policy landscape as of September 2022, global heat consumption – excluding ambient heat harnessed by heat pumps – is projected to grow almost 14 EJ (+6%) during 2022-2027. Increasing industrial activity drives this trend, with China and India together representing 60% of industrial heat demand growth, while energy efficiency improvements allow building heat consumption to decline 4% globally. The traditional use of biomass is anticipated to decline by more than 3 EJ (‑13%) over the outlook period…
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Colombia 2023 Executive summary
…energy supply by promoting wind, solar and geothermal in the country’s electricity mix.At COP26, Colombia presented a net zero target and an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), aiming at a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. These ambitions are reflected in the long-term strategy, the E2050 Strategy, the Energy Transition Law and the Climate Action Law. To implement its targets, Colombia uses a robust system of climate change management plans across government with targets assigned to each sector, including for energy (PIGCCme). The Energy Transition Law expanded policy actions and tax benefits to energy efficiency…
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Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit Transport
…25% of global oil use and around 10% of energy-related CO2-emissions in 2023. Doubling global annual energy intensity improvement by 2030 would require the efficiency of cars to improve by 5% each year. An integrated policy approach combining regulation, information and incentives is the most effective way to achieve this goal.Regulations such as fuel economy standards and heavy-duty vehicle standards encourage manufacturers to introduce more efficient vehicles, thereby significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Countries with regulations and/or efficiency-based purchase incentives in place improve efficiency on average 60% faster than countries without such policies. Information…
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Brazil 2025 Executive summary
…with sustainability while ensuring energy security, social inclusion and technological advancement.Brazil’s energy transition is guided by long-term planning frameworks. These include the 30-year National Energy Plan (PNE) and the Ten-Year Energy Expansion Plan (PDE), which provide a structured roadmap for integrating clean technologies, expanding grid infrastructure and enhancing energy efficiency. However, Brazil would benefit from a more unified and overarching energy strategy that consolidates existing policies to ensure coherence, better co-ordination and investment certainty. Likewise, Brazil will need to re-evaluate its spending priorities and sources of funding across all energy areas to ensure…
