13 Apr '14 10:08>4 edits
http://phys.org/news/2014-04-energy-efficiency-trump-card-german.html
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Its website, "efficiency-from-germany.info", highlights that Germany, which has traditionally had to import most of its energy, has achieved reductions in energy usage despite growing economic output.
It says that in the early 2000s, German researchers and companies submitted between 30 and 40 percent of global patent applications in the areas of energy-efficient building services and industrial processes and technologies.
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Good for them! But, what angers me is, if they can do this, why cannot OUR UK government and this country do this? There is absolutely NO excuse! The politicians are being extremely stupid and irresponsible with their inaction. All their pathetic token gestures came to nothing. They must stop talking and, instead, take REAL action for once to really push for both renewables and energy efficiency -a spin-free radical ( "radical" for UK politicians, not for rational reasonable people ) hands-on approach.
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Its website, "efficiency-from-germany.info", highlights that Germany, which has traditionally had to import most of its energy, has achieved reductions in energy usage despite growing economic output.
It says that in the early 2000s, German researchers and companies submitted between 30 and 40 percent of global patent applications in the areas of energy-efficient building services and industrial processes and technologies.
..."
Good for them! But, what angers me is, if they can do this, why cannot OUR UK government and this country do this? There is absolutely NO excuse! The politicians are being extremely stupid and irresponsible with their inaction. All their pathetic token gestures came to nothing. They must stop talking and, instead, take REAL action for once to really push for both renewables and energy efficiency -a spin-free radical ( "radical" for UK politicians, not for rational reasonable people ) hands-on approach.