APEC Members Shake Hands on Green Energy Distribution Goal
Energy officials from all 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have endorsed a new global target for the deployment of 10 billion high-efficiency lighting products, as officials remain “intent on boosting trade and green growth in…
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the world’s most populous region,” APEC said (here). The “Global Lighting Challenge” was introduced during the COP21 climate talks in Paris in December. “Lighting accounts for 15 percent of global electricity consumption, more than the electricity generated by all the nuclear power stations in the world, and five percent of all carbon emissions,” APEC Energy Working Group Chairwoman Dr. Phyllis Yoshida said in a statement. Energy officials and experts will meet this week in Taiwan to accelerate work toward the Global Lighting Challenge target. Discussions will include the proliferation of green buildings, new and renewable energy technology, and innovations in energy efficiency and conservation, APEC said.