IEA policies—G8 recommendations and an afterwards

• Published in: Energy policy Vol. 37; no. 10; pp. 3823 - 3831
• Main Author: Onoda, Takao
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2009; Elsevier; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Series: Energy Policy
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Automobiles; Economic data; Efficiency; Energy; Energy economics; Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Exact sciences and technology; Fossil fuels and derived products; G-8; G8 Transport Energy efficiency; General, economic and professional studies; Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction; Industrialized nations; International organizations; Oil; Policy consultation; Studies; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Transport; Transport planning; Transportation planning, management and economics; British Isles; Japan, Hokkaido; Transport; G8; Energy efficiency; Energy consumption; Vehicle driving; Transportation; Energy policy; Energy savings; Implementation; Standards; Tyre; Energy conservation; Energetic efficiency; Motor fuel consumption
• ISSN: 0301-4215; 1873-6777
• DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.07.021

In response to threats posed to the future supply of energy and to the environment, the G8 leaders, in Gleneagles, UK in 2005, agreed to an initiative called the Gleneagles Plan of Action (GPOA) which addresses climate change, clean energy and sustainable development. In the GPOA, G8 leaders pledged to encourage the development of cleaner, more efficient and lower-emitting vehicles, and to promote their deployment by, among other means, asking the IEA to review existing standards and codes for vehicle efficiency and to identify best practices. In order to properly response to the above-mentioned requests from G8 leaders, the IEA has launched, among other activities, study on policies for “transforming the way we use energy” focusing on end-use efficiency including the one in transport sector and made a comprehensive response to the GPOA at the 2008 G8 Summit Meeting in Japan with 25 recommendations on energy efficiency. Regarding these recommendations, the G8 leaders have proclaimed, in the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Leaders Declaration, that they would maximize implementation of the IEA's 25 recommendations. This paper summarizes the IEA activities in transport sector regarding the GPOA and their findings and recommendations.