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

https://anchor.fm/energy-efficiency-council/episodes/10-Swiss-army-knife-of-stimulus-with-Michael-Liebreich-eg6rvm

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)

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-outlines-his-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution-for-250000-jobs

Deep retrofit funding (Canada)

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2021/04/budget-2021-a-healthy-environment-for-a-healthy-economy.html

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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