France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands all ranked as the world’s most energy-efficient countries, according to a report card from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
The U.S. ranked 10th.
The report card, ACEEE’s first since 2018 and fifth overall, graded the 25 largest energy-consuming countries based on 36 efficiency metrics. The average score of 48.5 out of 100 was down slightly since the last report. France, which ranked first, scored a 74.5.
Energy efficiency measures have never been more important with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causing a global energy crisis amid the pre-existing threats posed by climate change, according to ACEEE’s executive director Steve Nadel.
