In Episode 42 of First Fuel, Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by Alyssa Fischer, an energy policy analyst specialising in energy efficiency at the International Energy Agency.
Luke and Alyssa discuss her recent op-ed on the role of energy efficiency in achieving net zero, why the transition to renewables doesn’t mean we can disregard energy efficiency and the role energy efficiency in the economic recovery plans rolling out around the world.
Mentioned in this episode:
How Energy Efficiency Will Power Net-Zero Climate Goals (Alyssa’s op-ed)
https://www.iea.org/commentaries/how-energy-efficiency-will-power-net-zero-climate-goals
World Energy Outlook 2020 (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2020
Net Zero in 2050: A roadmap for the global energy system (IEA, launching 18 May)
https://www.iea.org/events/net-zero-in-2050-a-roadmap-for-the-global-energy-system
First Fuel Episode 10: Swiss army knife of stimulus with Michael Liebreich
First Fuel Episode 34: Market impacts with Jeremy Sung
https://anchor.fm/energy-efficiency-council/episodes/34-Market-impacts-with-Jeremy-Sung-ent7vl
Energy Efficiency 2020 (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-efficiency-2020
Renovation Wave: doubling the renovation rate to cut emissions, boost recovery and reduce energy poverty (European Commission)
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_1835
Heat pump rollout target (UK)
Deep retrofit funding (Canada)
Key topics:
IEA modelling for net zero emissions
- Scenarios for carbon reduction; role of energy efficiency; interaction with decarbonising energy system
Curent market trends
Lagging energy performance improvement; implications for
COVID recovery plans
Role of energy efficiency in economic recovery plans (EU, UK, US, Canada)
Connect with our guests:
Find Alyssa at https://twitter.com/alyshafisha
Connect with us:
Find Luke at https://twitter.com/lukemenzel
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