Germany is the most energy efficient country in the world, according to rankings by an environmental group. The award came as a new poll showed support for switching to green energy was slipping in the wake of high bills.This year, Germany overtook the UK, which ranked highest in 2013. Italy came in second place in 2014, while China and France shared fourth place. The USA trailed far behind in 13th.
The annual rankings from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy rate energy efficiency practices using 31 measures in 16 of the world’s largest economies.
The report’s ranking system looked at energy use, energy savings targets, fuel economy standards for vehicles and energy efficiency standards for appliances to come up with the rankings.
Henning Ellermann, an energy efficiency expert at Germany Trade & Invest was not surprised by his country’s favourable ranking. “Germany has been pushing this topic for about three to four decades and was one of the earliest in the field,” he told The Local. (more)
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