Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy
This report examines how the nation can increase energy efficiency in buildings and other non-transportation sectors by using existing technology and methods.
Doing so could yield a 23 percent drop in energy use by 2020, save the U.S. economy $1.2 trillion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 gigatons annually, the study says.
The study also takes a hard look at the barriers to progress, why the changes haven’t already been made and what can be done to clear the hurdles.
McKinsey & Company released its 165-page report, “Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy,” today. The U.S. Green Building Council and 11 other governmental, non-governmental and private sector organizations helped sponsor the study.
You can read GreenBiz.com Senior Writer Marc Gunther’s take on the report here. A copy of the executive summary of the report can be downloaded here [PDF].
The full report is available here [PDF].
