Appendix A

Natural Resources Canada ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiatives

The ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative is a component of the Canadian government's comprehensive ecoENERGY strategy to increase energy supply, reduce energy waste and reduce pollution from conventional energy sources. Introduced in 2007, the programs included in this initiative will see over $375 million invested over four years for residential, commercial, transportation and industrial energy users across Canada. The ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative includes the following components:

• The $220 million ecoENERGY Retrofit program offers homeowners, along with smaller businesses and organizations, financial support to retrofit their homes, smaller buildings and industrial processes.
• The $60 million ecoENERGY for Buildings and Houses encourages the construction and retrofit of more energy-efficient buildings and houses.
• The $18 million ecoENERGY for Industry program aims to accelerate energy-saving investments and the exchange of best practices information within Canada's industrial sector.
• The $22 million ecoENERGY for Fleets focuses on reducing fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in commercial and institutional fleets through training and education, sharing of best practices, anti-idling campaigns, and evaluations to identify opportunities for improvements.
• The $21 million ecoENERGY for Personal Vehicles provides Canadian motorists with helpful tips on buying, driving and maintaining their vehicles to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This includes managing the voluntary agreement with the auto industry that calls for a 5.3 megatonne reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2010.
• The $32 million regulatory agenda which will use the Energy Efficiency Act to introduce or raise energy-efficiency standards for a range of consumer products and equipment, so that 80 percent of the energy used in homes and businesses will soon be regulated. Stricter regulations mean that, over time, inefficient products will disappear from the marketplace.
• The $3 million effort to regulate fuel economy in light-duty vehicles, in conjunction with Transport Canada, through the Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act. The regulated standard will be in place in 2011, building on the voluntary auto industry greenhouse gas agreement.