Launch of the Energy Efficiency Networks initiative
The Federal Government and business associations embrace climate protection.
There are plans afoot to put in place as many as 500 new networks to boost energy efficiency in trade, industry, business and commerce in Germany by the year 2020 – on the basis of an agreement between the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Federal Ministry for the Environment and leading associations and organisations in the business world. Such energy efficiency networks will each consist of 8–15 companies. The brief: each firm, assisted by an experienced energy consultant, will adopt efficiency measures and interact with the other companies in the network to set a joint savings target.
