USGBC Joins Global Energy Efficiency Platform

Lima, Peru, Dec. 8, 2014 -- The U.S. Green Building Council said it has joined the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform, along with the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.

The platform is a program of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative.

The USGBC and BCSE constituents represent thousands of businesses and organizations that are driving energy efficiency solutions all around the world.

The Accelerator Platform and its members are committed to the goal of doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030.

Launched two months ago at the UN Climate Summit, the Accelerator Platform is designed to unite key stakeholders who are dedicated to working together to catalyze a major scaling up of energy efficiency activities with a collaborative program of technical and financial assistance.