"Reduce fuel subsidies that shield consumers from the true price of energy they use—and therefore encourage over consumption. We estimate that reducing fuel subsidies by 80% globally (largely in the Middle East, Venezuela, and Mexico) would reduce global demand for road transportation fuel by 5% of the global sector's demand in 2020."Needless to say, all of the prescriptions listed above will require concerted effort by governments working together. So don't forget to contact your representatives in government. You may have noticed I skipped number 4, because you can actually do something about that one. Here's what it is... 4. Make U.S. homes more efficient.
U.S. homes are the biggest consumers of energy in the world, and "if the energy efficiency of all U.S. households were to increase to the levels of California or Europe, global residential energy demand in 2020 could decline by more than a third—the equivalent of nearly 4 million barrels of oil a day."
So don't forget to think about your house, and how you can cut your energy consumption. In case you're out of ideas, we have some ideas listed here!
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