Mark Hopkins
UN Foundation
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IEA - through 2030, about half of energy-related
GHG mitigation needs to come from EE (2°C)
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This means the average annual rate of EE
deployment must double
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Deployment doesn’t require a price on carbon:
Stimulating EE requires government action to
“change the rules” in energy markets
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Senior private sector leaders recommend that by 2030
the UN should:
 Ensure universal access to modern energy
 Reduce global energy intensity by 40 percent
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Reaching the intensity goal requires massive
global deployment of EE
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Energy is provided by large institutions w/ business
models designed to profit by deploying capital
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EE is the one energy source we expect consumers to
make the investment, yet consumer “business model”
not designed to make these investments
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The result is massive under investment because we
don’t employ workable and scaled business models
Make it profitable to redirect energy investment
away from more production to more EE
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Climate policy isn’t keeping up with climate science
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Reaching a global agreement would be ideal, but the
perfect should not drive out the good
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Counties are increasingly deploying EE and clean
energy to solve their pressing national energy
problems – security, cost, productivity, environment
Negotiations should leverage & accelerate this trend
by reaching a decision on global EE deployment
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National approaches to deploy EE differ based
on economic and political culture:
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Top-Down Command and Control (China)
National Consensus (Japan)
Asprational Requirement, National Flexibility (EU)
Federalism’s Shared Responsibility (US)
Targeted National Plans (Mexico)
In each case, EE is being stimulated by policy and
regulatory reform, combined with incentives
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Growing interest in national ee planning – China,
India, Mexico, others…..
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Economy wide assessment of opportunities,
outline policy reforms and program
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Mexico’s long term plan incorporates two year
timetables to achieve specific results
All countries should develop and implement
a national EE plan
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IEA – leadership - highlight EE deployment
IPEEC – forum for senior EE policymakers
WEACT – regional training EE national plans
CLEAN – clean energy planning tools
CESC – interactive internet BP portal
UN-Energy – portal for Knowledge Network
Climate Works – policy experts, RAP, CLASP
Leonardo – BP portal for implementers
We need to bring resources together into one
global national EE planning best practice portal