Alliance to Save Energy

To the Champions of Energy Efficiency and Our Strategic Partners and Friends, As Thanksgiving approaches, the Alliance to Save Energy reflects on the strategic partnerships and purposeful actions that drive our mission forward. Like a game of chess, advancing energy efficiency requires thoughtful moves, long-term planning, and collaboration—and we are deeply grateful for your role in this shared journey. Your dedication and support help us navigate complex challenges and achieve meaningful progress. Together, we are shaping a more sustainable and energy-efficient future, one strategic step at a time. This season, we celebrate the strength of our collective efforts and extend our heartfelt gratitude to you. Wishing you and your loved ones a Thanksgiving filled with joy, connection, and gratitude.

At our session today at #COP29, Sapna (Gheewala) Dowla and a panel of experts explored how innovative materials, financing mechanisms, and clean energy deployment can converge to deliver real-world solutions. The Alliance has seen firsthand how putting #EnergyEfficiencyFirst can revolutionize sectors, from enabling smarter buildings to decarbonizing industrial processes. But achieving scale requires us to think differently: to integrate new materials into our supply chains, collaborate across borders, and finance transition in inclusive and equitable ways. The path to net zero is multifaceted, demanding an ecosystem of solutions including renewable energy, hydrogen, and advanced storage, with energy efficiency forming the foundation. It reduces waste, lowers costs, and unlocks the full potential of other technologies.? Simply put, we cannot decarbonize without it. ?This side event was co-hosted with the International Council for #SustainableEnergy (ICSE), and the Plant Based Products Council Together, we recognize that partnerships between organizations and public and private sector stakeholders are vital to advancing a circular economy and achieving net zero. Learn more about what it means to do more by using less at www.ase.org. Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)

Highlights from Thursday's #COP29 press event on Energy Efficiency! ?? ·??????Lisa Jacobson (Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)): Echoed #MissionEfficiency call for countries to commit to #EnergyEfficiency initiatives, urged financial communities to ramp up investments, and empowered the #COPTroika to lead the way to doubling EE by 2030. ·??????Bruce Douglas (Global Renewables Alliance (GRA)): Stressed the importance of updating Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to include specific EE and #RenwableEnergy goals. ·??????Kofi Agyarko (#EnergyCommissionofGhana): Highlighted Ghana’s lead role in incorporating EE into its NDCs, with a push to include more EE appliances. ·??????Jon Creyts (RMI): Noted that, in emerging markets, EE alone could save 1/3 of new energy demand by 2035, boosting grid efficiency. Let’s keep the momentum going to prioritize energy efficiency for a sustainable, low-carbon future. Read the press release and join the call: https://lnkd.in/dUnPZezW

Metrus Energy is signing an official letter (https://lnkd.in/eUePXHx5) to the COP Presidencies Troika – a collaborative effort between United Arab Emirates (host of COP28), Azerbaijan (current host of COP29), and Brazil (host of COP30 in 2025) – urging commitment to the global goal of doubling energy efficiency improvements annually thru 2030. With an enormous pipeline of bankable energy efficiency projects globally, there is both the will and the way to scale up investments,?reduce GHG emissions and keep our climate goals attainable. Doubling down on energy efficiency is necessary to triple up on renewables; together they can power sustainability now and in the future. Alliance to Save Energy, Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), RMI,?Mission Efficiency

Energy efficiency is the most important lever that is not being pulled right now to advance climate goals. Improving energy efficiency in industry, buildings, transport, and power sectors could generate 40% of the emissions reductions required by the Paris Agreement. To do so, we would need to double the pace of energy efficiency upgrades by 2030, but there has been a lack of leadership and credible government plans for energy efficiency. RMI is proud to be part of a coalition of countries, businesses, and organizations anchored by Mission Efficiency that is urging world leaders at #COP29 to commit to fund energy efficiency because it will make the energy transition cheaper, faster, fairer, and more secure. Learn more and join the movement: https://bit.ly/4fNPFkY? We appreciate our partners: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Alliance to Save Energy, Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), CLASP, Energy Efficiency Movement, E3G, European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE), Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), Metrus Energy, International Copper Association, IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), Johnson Controls, Solar Impulse Foundation, and the Energy Commission Ghana

The path to #netzero requires diverse solutions, from #EnergyEfficiency to clean energy technologies across the built environment and power sector. The Alliance to Save Energy will co-host Materials to Systems: Scaling Finance for Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, and Biobased Solutions at #COP29Baku. This side event helps participants connect energy transition goals to energy efficiency, clean energy, and a circular economy. ASE’s own Sapna (Gheewala) Dowla, Associate Vice President of Policy and Research, will emcee a panel of experts including Bob Hinkle, President and CEO, Metrus Energy. Thomas Koch Blank, Managing Director, Climate-Aligned Industries, RMI, will keynote a global market overview on the #EnergyTransition. Join us with the International Council for Sustainable Energy and the Corn Refiners Association November 18, 13:15 – 14:45 AZT, Side Event Room 2, Blue Zone (badge required). Or stream live: https://lnkd.in/d-2pEff5 Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)

Proud to be part of this important coalition.

Here's what the Alliance is hearing at #COP29Baku: At a US press event with America’s top climate diplomat John Podesta, we heard support for building #EnergyEfficiency?through federal #IRA and #IIJA funding, as well as through building codes on federal guidance and via state and local implementation. More innovation will be needed from builders and architects to increase efficiency inside and out (including embodied carbon). Listen to the webcast here https://lnkd.in/eAMVUMqg. And stay tuned to this space for more #EnergyEfficiencyFirst updates from Baku.

Doubling down on energy efficiency is just as important as tripling up on renewables. Metrus Energy is part of a coalition working to ensure that the importance of energy efficiency is not lost at #COP29 — smart investments and policies include both. Mission Efficiency, Alliance to Save Energy, Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), RMI.

Did you know the global community is falling behind on the #COP28 goal to double global #EnergyEfficiency by 2030? To truly “double down,” investment in energy efficiency must triple by 2030. Be part of the discussion at #COP29Baku at Call to Action: Committing to the Global Energy Efficiency Goal. The Alliance to Save Energy is part of the host coalition, anchored by Mission Efficiency, in support of energy efficiency as a cornerstone of the energy transition. Join CEOs from RMI, Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)) November 14, 16:30 – 17:00 AZT Press Conference Room 2, Area C, Blue Zone (Badge required). Or watch live: https://lnkd.in/enyJ574t Reach out to us to join the coalition, [email protected], or visit https://lnkd.in/eUePXHx5