Governments Must Address Efficiency 'Gap' Between Energy Users, Investors, IEA Says

摘要

Governments should take urgent action to address policy barriers to energy efficiency plans, which have long been identified as the most cost-effective, short-term means of fighting climate change, according to a report published Oct. 15 by the International Energy Agency. The report, Mind the Gap—Quantifying Principal-Agent Problems in Energy Efficiency, suggests that the "split incentives," or energy efficiency barriers, between investors and energy users are currently limiting benefits from energy efficiency programs.