World-wide investments in mitigation technologies, as well as research into new energy sources, will be necessary to achieve stabilization. Delaying emission reduction measures limits the opportunities to achieve low stabilization levels and increases the risk of severe climate change impacts.

Energy efficiency, according to the McKinsey Global Institute, could get us halfway to the goal of keeping the concentration of greenhouse gases below 550 ppm. Considering that energy efficiency lowers fuel bills in addition to energy needs, the quest for "megawatts" is a valid one. Therefore, even though a lot of investment is required for increasing energy efficiency, the long term gains are sustainably higher for your balance sheet as well as the environment. We need to use less fuel to make what we have left, last longer. Reduce your footprint now, so that you can keep your company running later.