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CHENNAI: Nearly 22 per cent of India’s energy consumption came from four products: motors, refrigerators, window air-conditioners and transformers, and by adopting latest energy efficient technologies from the U.S. and Europe, the nation can reduce total energy consumption by 2.5 per cent by 2010-2012, Griffin M. Thompson, senior energy advisor to the US Department of State, said here on Friday. Speaking at a discussion on ‘Renewable energy and energy efficiency,’ organised by the U.S. Consulate General and the Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai, Mr. Thompson said the U.S. had constituted task forces in eight important areas in consultation with the six other countries of the Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) to improve technology transfers. By importing the latest energy-efficient technology from the US and Europe, India could meet its energy needs and reduce the adverse effects on the environment, Mr. Thompson, who is also the program manager, Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, said. He said that the APP, with 50 per cent of the world’s Gross Domestic Product, and 50 per cent of the world’s population, contributed 50 per cent of the global carbon emissions. By working together, the APP, which includes the U.S., India, China and others, could provide a solution to climate change without compromising on development.This would involve the development of cost-efficient renewable energy as well as adoption of energy-efficient technology, he said, adding that the US had already committed $148 billion in investments to renewable energy in 2007 both from the private and the public sectors. He said the U.S. was actively partnering with institutions in India and other APP countries. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a major institution in the U.S., was working with the Maharashtra Electricity authorities to meet the 5,000 MW shortage in the State. He hoped that partnerships could be worked out with Tamil Nadu-based institutions working on renewable energy and energy-efficiency technologies. In reply to a question from the audience, he said the U.S. contributed significantly to the world economy and world security.
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