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Of these 26 European and central Asian students, none got an “A” and only one, Albania, got a “B.” Fully 42% received an “F” — and another 27% earned “D”s for energy efficiency.

We are sad to report that the United States has earned only a “D” on our standardized test, squandering 30% extra energy.

This is far worse than most of its classmates from the G7 — four of whom earned “B”s (Japan, the UK, Italy, and Germany) and one a “C” (France). Only Canada did worse than the United States, earning an “F” in energy efficiency.

China is another problem student who earned a “D” in energy efficiency, using 48% more energy than our standard. True, Chinese performance has improved a lot over its ...
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