Energy Efficiency Won’t Curb Soaring Electricity Demand, Study Suggests

Canada.com – Encouraging people to buy energy-efficient lightbulbs and cut back on air conditioning is not going to curb Canada’s soaring energy consumption, a new study suggests.

Government efforts to promote conservation could cut energy demand by only about 10 per cent by 2025 compared with business as usual, says the study commissioned by the Canadian Electricity Association and the Canadian Gas Association. That is far less than projected by environmentalists who see energy efficiency as a key strategy for cutting greenhouse emissions and smog.
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