Germany and Italy placed first in US energy efficiency ranking
In an international ranking compiled by the US non-profit organisation ACEEE, Germany and Italy came first for being the most energy efficient countries among the world鈥檚 25 largest energy consumers. While 鈥渘o country came close to a perfect score鈥� of 100 points, Germany and Italy tied with 75.5 points each, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) said in a press release. The average score was 51 points. Germany scored particularly well in the 鈥榥ational efforts鈥� category, which covers cross-cutting targets and programmes. However, the researchers said that 鈥渁ll the countries we evaluated have clear opportunities to save more energy,鈥� and will have to do so if the Paris Climate Agreement is to be honoured.
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