At the Heiligendamm Summit in June 2007, the G8 acknowledged an EU proposal for an international initiative on energy efficiency tabled in March 2007, and agreed to explore, together with the International Energy Agency, the most effective means to promote energy efficiency internationally.
在2007年6月海里根达姆峰会上，8国集团承认在2007年3月针对欧盟提出关于能源效率的国际新方案进行了讨论，同意和国际能源署一起进行探讨，这将是一条提高国际能源效率的最有效途径。