hoochiecoochieman [soylentnews.org] writes:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/18/germany-is-most-energy-efficient-major-economy-study-finds [theguardian.com]
http://www.aceee.org/ [aceee.org]
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/17/australia-kills-off-carbon-tax [theguardian.com]
A study by the Washington-based "American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy" gave the gold medal to Germany as the most energy-efficient major economy. In general, Europe takes the best positions.
Surprisingly (at least for me), China achieves a good position in the ranking.
Not so surprisingly, the USA rank poorly, reaching 13th in 16, while Australia gets a warning for its inflexion in energy policies.
Mexico takes a shameful last place.
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