Quiet revolution cuts energy consumption

(Eco Business, 28 Mar 2017) Improving organisations’ sustainability and energy efficiency is reducing electricity use and carbon emissions far more than expected.

Energy efficiency is a subject unlikely to grab the headlines, but there is a quiet revolution under way that is changing the electricity industry and helping to save the planet from climate change.

After decades of constant increases, the consumption of electricity in many European countries is going down. Coupled with the rise in the use of renewable energy, this has cut carbon emissions faster than expected.

Some countries, notably Germany, have been expecting and planning for this to happen, but the UK government has been surprised by the trend. It forecast a continued rise in the use of electricity − but it has been falling.

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Eco Business, 28 Mar 2017: Quiet revolution cuts energy consumption