U.S. Ranks Ninth Out of 12 Countries in Energy Efficiency
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's first-ever global survey showed the United States fared poorly, ranking ninth among 12 of the world's largest economies.
The council's International Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released Thursday, showed the United Kingdom in first place with a score of 67 out of 100, thanks to efficient industrial and transportation sectors. Germany came in second at 66 points for strong national leadership across its entire economy.
The next three spots were held by Japan, Italy and France. The European Union, Australia and China had a three-way tie for sixth place at 56 points, and then came a drop to the United States with 47. Brazil took tenth place with a score of 41. Canada (37) and Russia (36) rounded out the rankings.
The scores were based on countries' performance and policies in four sectors: buildings, industry, transportation and energy use at the national level. The council divided those categories into 27 metrics and awarded the highest score available for each metric to at least one country. The study's most up-to-date data comes from 2010 and doesn't reflect advances made in the past two years.
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