The industrialised countries are lagging behind the emerging economies

       

Further reading

• Grant Thornton - IBR 2007 Environment & Energy Report (13)

in energy efficiency improvements! That is the general impression, though there are some exceptions such as UK and Germany. This is the conclusion in a report from Grant Thornton who has performed more than 7000 interviews in 32 countries.

Quite naturally the interest in different countries also depends on how exposed their economy is to change. What impact will energy use have on business performance? Some of the emerging economies live close to the edge of the cliff, but nevertheless, it also indicates that quite a few companies in the "old" countries have not yet realised the risk.