- The 100+ members of Climate Group’s new Smart Energy Coalition – including ABB, Johnson Controls, Mitie, AstraZeneca, Schneider Electric, Omron and Danfoss – are showing that prioritising energy efficiency can cut costs, create new jobs and scale innovation.
- Energy efficiency should be “top of the list” of priorities for business leaders, says Siemens, a leading member of Climate Group’s business coalition.
- The Coalition will focus on the challenges posed by AI and data centres; the need for smarter cooling systems to respond to rising global temperatures; and mitigating risks to energy security – areas that Climate Group has identified as having the greatest impact over the next decade.
How Climate Group's Smart Energy Coalition is driving innovation and policy progress
London, 15 October – World-leading companies are rallying around energy efficiency solutions to power AI and data centres, as one of the key action areas for the new Smart Energy Coalition.
The Coalition, launched today by the global non-profit Climate Group, will also focus its work on smarter cooling and heating systems, with many countries seeing record temperatures this summer. Thirdly, it will focus on energy efficiency as a strategic way to strengthen energy security.
The Smart Energy Coalition, previously called EP100, is made up of over 100 leading businesses across 200 markets and 15 industries – all committed to implementing energy efficiency measures. Together, the Coalition’s members have saved US $164 million in 2024, and achieved over 8% annual energy productivity improvements, surpassing the global average of just 1%.
Electricity demand from data centres worldwide is set to more than double by 2030 – more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan, according to research by IEA. At the same time, rising global temperatures are leading to increased use of cooling systems – with record-breaking temperatures in UK, Japan, South Korea, and parts of Europe this summer. Air conditioning is now the fastest-growing source of energy demand for the building sector, with an annual increase of nearly 4% expected until 2035 under current policies.
Sam Kimmins, Director of Energy at Climate Group, said:
“Smart companies know energy efficiency is good business – it cuts costs, boosts competitiveness and strengthens energy security. Our members saved US $164 million last year by doubling down on efficiency.
As demand surges from AI, data centres and cooling, efficiency is one of the fastest, most cost-effective solutions for businesses to adopt. Through the Smart Energy Coalition, world-leading corporates are driving innovation and shaping policy to accelerate progress.”
Stacy Mahler, US Head of Sustainability, Siemens, a member of the Smart Energy Coalition, said:
“In a world of competing priorities, we consider energy efficiency to be at the top of the list. The technology to implement it exists today and brings immediate benefits from a cost as well as an operational perspective.
As a proud member of Climate Group's Smart Energy Coalition, we're driving up our energy efficiency ambitions and unlocking smarter ways to match the demand and supply side to get more out of the grid.”
According to the IEA, doubling energy efficiency by 2030 could reduce global emissions by 6.5 billion tonnes and cut global energy costs by nearly 10 per cent.
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