Kenya hosts global conference on promoting energy efficiency to curb emissions

NAIROBI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The ninth annual global conference on energy efficiency started in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Tuesday with a call for sustainable energy resource consumption to curb the emission of planet-warming gases, including carbon and methane.

Convened by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Kenya's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, the event will be attended by ministers, industry execu