Enigin Update - 25 Percent Reduction in CO2 Emission from Buildings Achievable
THE International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday, CO2 emissions from buildings could be reduced by 25 percent through implementing existing energy saving technology.
The IEA revealed in a press release accompanying the Technology Roadmap report: "Technologies.....have the potential to reduce (carbon dioxide) emissions by up to 2 gigatons by 2050..…and save 710 million tons oil equivalent of energy by 2050."
Buildings make up a third of energy consumption worldwide and, hence they are also large emitters of CO, the IEA report.
The IEA also claim that much of the energy savings referred to in the report could be achieved quickly, "both because the required technologies are available today.”
The IEA did comment that governments are not doing enough to push energy-efficiency equipment. They also called for more funds to be allocated to technology research and development, along with greater international cooperation on energy efficiency incentives and policies, to drive the upgrading of existing buildings with new technology.
In a statement, Bo Diczfalusy, the IEA's sustainable energy policy and technology expert, said, "Governments need to create the economic conditions that will enable.....technologies to meet environmental criteria at least cost.
"The challenge is significant given the very fragmented nature of the buildings sector and the difficulty of ensuring that effective policy reaches all decision makers."
The new building efficiency report is the latest in a series of technology road maps from the IEA, all with the aim of guiding governments and industry to to take action on the milestones highlighted int he reports to achieve the potential of energy efficient and clean energy technologies.
Enigin have developed a range of technologies and solutions to enable building to be upgraded to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These solutions and technologies are available exclusively from the global network of Enigin Distributors.
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