We want to get people to be more energy efficient.

Shifts to more energy efficient means of transportation ease congestion.

The first is energy conservation through more fuel efficient vehicles.

Besides, it is more efficient to reward energy conservation rather than to simply penalize energy use.

More efficient technologies normally take many years to spread through the energy sector.

The more energy efficient one is, the lower one s vulnerability to price volatility.

We will need improved energy efficiency, through green buildings and more efficient appliances.

Moreover, economists contend that energy consumption per capita is declining, owing to more efficient use.

Europeans would benefit directly through improved Internet access, lower energy costs, and more efficient transport links.

Deploying less efficient, more expensive alternative energy sources will hurt businesses and consumers, not help them.

But only if research is doubled to create new energy efficient technologies will we eventually consume less energy overall and more energy in an environmentally friendly way.

The advances in materials science open the possibility of much more energy efficient residences and commercial buildings.

But increasing energy access is not only about supplying better, more efficient cooking stoves or light bulbs.

Myth 2 Energy efficient buildings are uncomfortable.

Even among more near term projects, some for example, retrofitting buildings with more energy efficient features could become viable with action from policymakers.

For example, lightweight, two passenger vehicles can be up to ten times more energy efficient than a typical car.

In terms of total lifecycle costs, these vehicles are three to six times more energy efficient than their petroleum counterparts.

Efficient use of energy reduces pollution, reduces energy intensity, and improves productivity and competitiveness.

Energy efficient industry can compete better, pollute less and help to achieve national energy security.

This is all the more true for educating consumers about energy efficient behavior and its implications for their own economic welfare.

Appropriate regulation and sufficiently long time horizons can make structures of all kinds much more energy efficient, without imposing burdensome costs.

Depending upon circumstances, these can include improved biomass cooking stoves or larger scale, more efficient, plants for converting fuelwood to energy.

Brazil s firms are far more efficient than America s subsidized industry, which puts more energy into getting subsidies out of Congress than in improving efficiency. Some studies suggest that it requires more energy to produce America s ethanol than is contained in it.

Ongoing activities include the development of standards and recommendations in sustainable transport, promotion of energy efficient technology and energy efficient investment projects and promotion of sustainable forest management.

Awareness building in energy efficiency measures and the introduction of efficient industrial energy systems is, therefore, required.

A lot of attention has gone into making cars and factories more efficient since the first global energy shocks of the 1970 s.

Now, I probably would have upgraded the old house to be more energy efficient, and in that case, it would take me more about 20 years to break even.

Business led innovation and market based solutions can drive a decisive global shift from crippling fossil fuel dependency to more efficient renewable energy systems.

And it has just retired 850,000 inefficient household refrigerators in favor of modern, energy efficient models, with millions more earmarked over the coming years.

(c) More efficient trade negotiations.

Police work became more efficient.

The fundamental problem is that green energy technologies are still very inefficient and expensive compared to fossil fuels. Deploying less efficient, more expensive alternative energy sources will hurt businesses and consumers, not help them.

A 2007 report from the International Energy Agency (created after the 1973 oil crisis to provide policy advice to industrial countries) urged a cooperative approach to helping China and India become more energy efficient.

When well insulated, a building is energy efficient, thus saving the owner money.

In order for the whole planet to make a sustainable shift away from fossil fuels, we need to make low carbon energy both cheaper and more efficient.

Social protection is more efficient than protectionism.

The United Nations must become more efficient.

Cutting emissions now is much more expensive, because there are few, expensive alternatives to fossil fuels. Our money simply doesn t buy as much as it will when green energy sources are more cost efficient.

Likewise, the overall efficiency of a fully integrated sunlight to fuel energy conversion system can be more than ten times greater than the most energy efficient biological systems, but the capital costs are too high for commercial deployment.

Regardless, fossil fuels will remain an important part of the global energy mix for the foreseeable future, and it is thus critical that fossil energy technologies continue to evolve towards cleaner, more efficient and less carbon intensive systems.

No alternative form of energy is efficient enough to compete with fossil fuels at scale.

At the same time, the ability to plan ahead in anticipation of the price increases would allow more effective responses, as farmers plant different crops, manufacturers switch to more energy efficient equipment, and so forth.

Fortunately, there is another way. Business led innovation and market based solutions can drive a decisive global shift from crippling fossil fuel dependency to more efficient renewable energy systems.

Backing competitive education, innovation, technology, energy, and a more efficient and accessible health care system complements and reinforces Obama s leadership approach of setting an example with one s own policies.

Many small island developing States were unable to adopt energy efficient practices for lack of appropriate policies and information, and most needed energy audits.