Canada, Mexico, United States Consider Energy Efficiency
Cooperation Plan North America may work together towards a new
energy efficiency plan. In 2001, the North American Energy Work
Group (NAEWG) was formed, then in 2006 the North American Energy
Security Initiative (NAESI) followed, now government officials
are talking about a new level of intra-continental cooperation.
The plan, put forward by NAEWG, will focus on energy efficiency,
as it is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to reduce
energy use, while at the same time reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. NAEWG‘s plan calls for cooperation between Mexico,
the United States and Canada and this month the discussions
among the group embers are expected to increase. "This will make
life easier for manufacturers of appliances, lighting products
and electrical equipment," an U.S. Energy Department official
said. The U.S. Energy Star program will be one of the principal
focuses of this new plan. Energy Star is a joint program of the
U.S. Environmental Pr