<h1>Study Finds Exporting Firms Boost Energy Efficiency About 25% Within Three Years Mainly Via Foreign Technologies</h1> An academic study using firm-level data over two decades finds that firms entering export markets improve energy efficiency by about 25% within three years versus comparable non-exporters, attributing gains mainly to adoption of advanced foreign technologies; results are reported robust across methodologies including propensity score matching-difference-in-differences. Legally relevant implications include support for trade and industrial policies that incentivize export orientation, technology transfer, and alignment of trade policy with energy-efficiency standards, suggesting regulatory options such as conditional incentives for energy upgrades, facilitation of foreign-technology access, and strengthened environmental compliance for export-oriented sectors.