The 58th meeting of the APEC Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EGEEC) was held virtually by the Resource and Environment Sub-Institute of CNIS from March 30 to April 1.
More than 40 participants attended the meeting, consisting of experts from APEC economies and representatives from international organizations such as Asia-Pacific Energy Research Center (APERC) and APEC Sustainable Energy Center (APSEC).
The meeting focused on the cooperation of APEC economies in the field of energy efficiency and conservation. Attendees shared their progresses in relevant technologies, policies and standards, and discussed key issues including digitization, energy efficiency and progress in energy intensity reduction. Declared in the 19th APEC Leaders’ Meeting in 2011, the goal is to realize a 45% decrease of the energy intensity in the APEC region, taking the number in 2005 as the baseline.
Experts reached an agreement on enhancing the cooperation in technologies of energy efficiency and conservation and increasing the communication with international organizations and other expert groups specialized in the analysis of APEC energy data, new energy resources, renewable energy resources, etc. Further effort will be put into tracking the descending trend of energy intensity, promoting cooperation to combine energy efficiency enhancement with relevant technologies, and managing to meet the goal of energy intensity decrease.
Subordinated to APEC’s Energy Working Group (EWG), EGEEC offers technical suggestions on the cooperation between APEC economies. CNIS has become the counterpart of EGEEC in China since 2017, and has been elected the Vice-Chair of the working group.
Lei Xiang, Deputy Director from the International Cooperation Department of the National Energy Administration, made a closing speech on behalf of the organizer.
Source: China Standardization Magazine, 3rd Issue, 2022
