Improvements in energy efficiency have led to energy intensity being cut by a half in the last 35 years according to a recent report from The American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy ( ACEEE ) . And, as the report put it: “Efficiency investments and savings also generate jobs, including direct jobs installing efficiency measures, indirect jobs upstream in the supply chain, and jobs induced as energy bill savings are spent elsewhere and multiply through the economy. The report claims that 60 % of the cuts came from energy efficiency and a further 40 % were the result of a " major structural change in the economy " with estimated savings lying around $ 800 billion
Improvements in energy efficiency have led to energy intensity being cut by a half in the last 35 years according to a recent report from The American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy ( ACEEE ) . The report claims that 60 % of the cuts came from energy efficiency and a further 40 % were the result of a " major structural change in the economy " with estimated savings lying around $ 800 billion