Strategic Plan for ADVANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS DEMAND SECTORS BY 2030

The 'Strategic Plan for Advancing Energy Efficiency Across Demand Sectors by 2030' is a report prepared by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Ministry of Power, Government of India, for the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group. It outlines a framework to double the global annual rate of energy intensity improvement by 2030 to align with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goal 7.3. The plan focuses on five pillars: buildings, industry, transport, financing, and behavioral changes, proposing specific policy actions, technological deployments, and high-impact opportunities to accelerate decarbonization.

• To align with Net-Zero ambitions and global climate objectives, the target for doubling the global rate of energy efficiency improvement by 2030 should be increased from 3.2% to 4% annually.
• Energy efficiency is a critical lever for climate mitigation, with the potential to contribute 40% of the emissions savings goal established by the Paris Agreement.
• The buildings sector, which accounts for approximately 30% of global final energy consumption, can achieve significant savings through the implementation of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for appliances to reduce total energy use by 25% by 2030.
• In the industrial sector, where the rate of energy intensity improvement fell from nearly 2% (2010-2015) to under 1% (2015-2020), the plan recommends that all new electric motors sold by 2030 be IE class 3 or above and utilize variable speed drives.
• For the transport sector, the plan proposes strengthening fuel efficiency standards to achieve annual improvements of 4.5% for cars and two-and three-wheelers, and 3% for heavy trucks by 2030.
• Scaling global annual energy efficiency investments to over USD 1.5 trillion by 2030 is necessary, with a specific target of USD 840 billion annually for energy efficiency alone between 2026 and 2030.
• Behavioral and lifestyle changes could lead to a 40-70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with the Indian 'Lifestyle for Environment' (LiFE) initiative potentially reducing global annual CO2 emissions by over 2 billion tonnes by 2030 if replicated globally.
• The plan identifies a critical need for a G20 Energy Consumptions Data Task Force to standardize quality and transparency of energy consumption data, addressing the current gap in data infrastructure among G20 countries.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2023). Strategic Plan for ADVANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS DEMAND SECTORS BY 2030. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2023-10/Energy_Efficiency_G-20_Plan.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. Strategic Plan for ADVANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS DEMAND SECTORS BY 2030. 2023. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2023-10/Energy_Efficiency_G-20_Plan.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2023strategic, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{Strategic Plan for ADVANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS DEMAND SECTORS BY 2030}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2023-10/Energy_Efficiency_G-20_Plan.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }