Governance

Chair: Korea

Co-Chair: United States of America

The buildings sector, which includes buildings as well as the energy-using equipment and appliances within them, uses between 20% and 40% of total primary energy in Partner countries. Moreover, since the Partners represent a majority of the world's manufacturing capacity for a diverse range of appliances, the Partnership has the potential to drive significant regional and global improvements in energy efficiency in this sector. In recognition of this significance, Partners have a solid history of cooperation on energy efficiency for buildings and appliances and have already taken a range of bilateral and other collaborative actions in this area. This Task Force will benefit by building on that strong foundation, since reducing the use of energy for buildings and appliances decreases the demand for primary energy and is a key means to deliver better economic performance, increase energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions.