Investing in efficiency -Lights out for a brighter future

As the world continues its fight against climate change - with even the US presidential candidates targeting the green vote - now is the time to seize investment opportunities in energy efficiency products around the world

For too long the curse of cheap oil and electricity has dictated the way energy is consumed. The only consumer products for which manufacturers have been really interested in electricity consumption were portable devices where battery life was a concern. Otherwise, the primary concern was functionality, to the level that TV sets and other electronic devices were granted a standby mode, so that at any moment consumer couch potatoes would only need to press a button on a remote for the picture to disappear while the set continued consuming energy through the night. This example is one of many...