The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region is the most dynamic and promising area globally. The 21 APEC economies account for 38% of the world's population, 61% of global economic output, and 47% of global trade volume, serving as a major driver and engine of global growth. The APEC region provides and consumes approximately 60% and 50% of the world's primary and end-use energy, respectively, with electricity supply and consumption accounting for about 63% of the global total. It includes four of the world's five major energy markets: China, the United States, Russia, and Japan. As of November 2021, 15 APEC economies, including the above four, have formally committed to achieving 'carbon neutrality' goals over the coming decades, making the APEC region the most important force driving global carbon neutrality. Enhancing end-use energy management and energy efficiency is an important means to address both energy and climate change issues simultaneously. It can reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, offering comprehensive environmental, social, and economic benefits such as improved air quality, enhanced energy security, reduced energy costs, and promoted economic prosperity. It is a key measure to support the early realization of carbon neutrality goals.

Energy efficiency improvement and reduction in energy intensity have long been one of the important topics in APEC's energy work. The APEC Leaders' Declaration of 2011 set the APEC Energy Intensity Target of reducing the total energy intensity of the Asia-Pacific region by 45% by 2035 compared to 2005 levels. From 2006 to 2019, cumulative reduction was 24.5%, leaving a gap of 20.5 percentage points to reach the 45% target. The APEC region still needs to continue efforts in improving energy efficiency and reducing energy intensity.

        This report comprehensively introduces the current status and trends of primary energy supply, end-use energy consumption, and electricity supply and consumption in the APEC region, and analyzes the importance of enhancing end-use energy management and energy efficiency. It conducts a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the current status and trends of energy management and energy efficiency in the APEC region, as well as development differences among economies, from six aspects: per capita end-use energy consumption, energy intensity, energy-saving and energy efficiency policies, energy management system certification, energy consumption and efficiency in the three major sectors of industry, transportation, and buildings, and energy-saving potential in three areas of refrigeration (including household refrigerators and air conditioners), equipment (including industrial motors and distribution transformers), and lighting. It also provides special introductions on the energy efficiency levels of high-energy-consuming industries in China's industrial sector, the energy-saving effects of China's high-speed rail, and the energy-saving effects of building energy efficiency standards implemented in the United States.

  亚太经合组织（APEC）地区是全球最具活力和最具潜力的地区，APEC21 个 经济体拥有全球 38%的人口、61%的经济总量和 47%的贸易量，是全球增长的主要动力和引擎。APEC 地区的一次能源供应和终端能源消费分别约占全球 60%和50%，电力供应与消费约占全球 63%，包括世界五个主要能源市场中的四个：中国、美国、俄罗斯和日本。截至 2021 年 11 月，包括上述四个经济体在内的 15个 APEC 经济体已正式承诺在未来几十年实现“碳中和”目标，APEC 地区成为推动全球实现“碳中和”的最重要力量。提升终端能源管理水平与能效是可以同时解决能源和气候变化问题的重要手段，能够减少能源消费和温室气体排放，具有改善空气质量、增强能源安全、减少能源支出、促进经济繁荣等环境、社会、经济多方面的综合效益，是支持“碳中和”目标早日实现的关键举措。

能效提升和能源强度降低一直是 APEC 地区能源工作的重要议题之一。2011年 APEC 领导人宣言提出“到 2035 年将亚太地区总能源强度比 2005 年降低 45%”的 APEC 能源强度目标。2006 年至 2019 年累计下降了 24.5%，距离 45%的 APEC能源强度目标还有 20.5 个百分点的差距，APEC 地区还要在能效提升和能源强度降低工作上继续努力。

本报告全面介绍了 APEC 地区的一次能源供应、终端能源消费以及电力供应与消费的现状与趋势，分析了提升终端能源管理水平与能效的重要意义；从人均终端能源消费，能源强度，节能和能效政策，能源管理体系认证，工业、交通和建筑三大主要部门能源消费和能效，制冷（包括家用冰箱和家用空调）、设备（包括工业电机和配电变压器）和照明三个领域节能潜力等六个方面，全面分析和评价了 APEC 地区能源管理和能效的现状与趋势，以及不同经济体间的发展差异，并对中国工业领域高耗能行业能效水平、中国高速铁路节能减排效果和美国实施建筑节能规范节能效果做了专题介绍。