Making energy efficiency markets work

This policy brief describes the India-UK partnership on energy efficiency and green growth, highlighting how UK expertise supported the deployment of energy-efficient solutions and the development of investment strategies in India.

• Energy efficiency is identified as the most cost-effective method for India to meet its energy requirements while decoupling economic growth from emissions, leading to an ambitious national policy to increase energy efficiency.
• The India-UK partnership focused on several key areas including finance, industrial efficiency, demand side management, standards and labelling, and buildings. Initial efforts involved market need-assessments, defining energy standards, developing baselines, promoting awareness, and creating trading mechanisms, which later evolved into investment strategies developed with India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
• India has implemented several major initiatives to achieve energy security and efficiency goals, specifically the Energy Conservation Building Code, the Perform, Achieve and Trade scheme, and the Standards and Labelling program.
• The success of energy efficient investments is dependent on policies and actions at both the national and state levels. Effective implementation requires collaboration between the private sector, development partners, technical think-tanks, non-government actors, and multi-level government stakeholders.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). Making energy efficiency markets work. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-making-energy-efficiency-markets-work

Chicago

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017making, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Making energy efficiency markets work}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-making-energy-efficiency-markets-work}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }