The Energy Management Working Group (EMWG) was launched in July 2010 to reduce global energy use in industry and commercial buildings by encouraging industrial facilities and commercial buildings to pursue continuous improvements in energy efficiency through the implementation of energy management systems, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50001 standard.
The EMWG contributes to work under the G20 Energy Efficiency Action Plan.
Why does industry matter for energy efficiency?
Leading members: the United States.
Participants: Australia, Canada, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Me , Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sweden and Turkey. China is an observer.
Over the past year, the EMWG has focused on fostering technical exchanges and designing collaborative solutions among participating countries to support greater uptake of effective energy management practices. As a result, in 2015 the EMWG:
The latest publications for this task group can be found on the Publications page.