Can I save money and save the planet?

Experts say we need to be 40 per cent more energy efficient to
meet our climate goals. Is that doable? And might it save us
money too?


It's a solution that's been called the main route to net zero:
energy efficiency - or using less energy to get the same or
better results. But there’s an issue – it's got an image problem
as many people think it’s boring. And it is hard to get excited
about the idea of better lightbulbs!


But energy efficiency could save us money on our bills too -
especially in a warming world, where many countries will need air
conditioning just to function. So does this crucial area in the
fight against climate change need a rebrand. And could it even
become sexy?


In a programme first broadcast in 2024, Presenter Jordan Dunbar
talks to: Dr Rose Mutiso - Research Director Energy for Growth
Hub Prima Madan – Director, Cooling & Energy Efficiency,
International Natural Resources Defence Council, India Kofi
Agyarko – Director of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency,
Ghana Energy Commission Thomas Naadi – BBC Correspondent, Ghana


Production Team: Ben Cooper, Octavia Woodward, Brenda Brown,
Simon Watts Sound Design: Tom Brignell


email: theclimatequestion@bbc.com


NOTE: The speech made by President Jimmy Carter mentioned in the
programme, was made in 1977 not 1974, as stated.