The results of a market assessment of cooling products in the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) regions, and recommendations from an associated draft technical note, were presented and discussed at a virtual workshop, hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative, East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Efficiency (EACREEE) and SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ...Read More
E-learning Course on Energy-efficient Refrigerators and Air Conditioners
Left unchecked, energy use from refrigeration and cooling is expected to rise by 90% from 2017 levels by 2050, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to a third of all current emissions. Research indicates that moving to the best available technologies could reduce cumulative emissions dramatically. With this in mind, the Energy Efficiency Literacy for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems e-learning course is designed to educate officials and ASHRAE members on opportunities to ...Read More
A New Mechanism to Facilitate Access to Energy-efficient and Environmentally Friendly Refrigerators and Air Conditioners in Senegal
The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) announces a partnership with La Banque Agricole in Senegal, to provide an on-bill financing mechanism in collaboration with the local utility, Senelec. This will help Senegalese households and micro-entrepreneurs access affordable refrigerators and air conditioners that waste less electricity and have a smaller environmental footprint compared to typical cooling products. ECOFRIDGES is a United Nations Environment Programme ...Read More
ECOFRIDGES Green On-wage Financial Mechanism Launched in Ghana by the Energy Commission, UNEP and BASE to Make Environmentally Friendly Cooling Products More Affordable
Environmentally friendly refrigerators and air conditioners will be more widely accessible and affordable in Ghana through a new Green On-wage financing scheme. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative is collaborating with CalBank Plc, Ecobank Ghana Limited, Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans Plc as partner banks and with Ederick Limited, Electroland Ghana Limited, Hisense, Nesstra Ghana Limited and Services Merchandize Limited as partner vendors. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and ...Read More
New Way to Pay for Climate-friendly Fridges and Air Conditioners in Rwanda
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) announces partnership with Banque Populaire du Rwanda to offer on-bill financing to make energy-efficient and climate-friendly refrigerators and ACs more affordable. Countries in the East African Community are experiencing significant economic and population growth, which is driving ever-greater demand for domestic refrigerators and room air conditioners. Cooling products are essential for the health, well-being, and competitiveness of these ...Read More
GCF and UNEP webinar on ‘Scaling-up GCF Projects on Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling’
The important contribution that energy-efficient and climate friendly cooling can make to delivering emission reductions and meeting energy saving targets was highlighted in a recent Green Climate Fund (GCF) and United Nations Environment Programme webinar. The webinar, which was moderated by Sabin Basnyat, Senior Energy Efficiency Specialist, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation of the GCF, presented how countries can scale up efforts on energy-efficient and climate friendly cooling through ...Read More
Twinning of the Montreal Protocol and Energy Officials to Find Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling Solutions in Latin America
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA, 28 June 2018 — The third in the series of Twinning Workshops on Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Refrigeration and Air Conditioning concluded in Guatemala City today. The workshop brought together two traditionally separate communities from the countries of Central and South America – those responsible for managing compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and those responsible for national energy policies. With their ...Read More
U4E November Event Registration Now Open
Join us to network with senior officials, top business executives and civil society leaders! United for Efficiency is pleased to welcome you to a high-level conference on accelerating the global transition to energy-efficient products. UN Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim will lead off the event, which will feature senior government officials, top business executives, and civil society leaders. Throughout the day, participants will highlight progress on policies and programmes that ...Read More
U4E Webinar Reaches Global Audience
On 25 July, 2017, the Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with UN Environment, hosted a webinar highlighting the findings of six new policy guides developed by United for Efficiency. The webinar, addressing indoor and outdoor lighting, room air conditioners, household refrigerators, electric motors and motor systems, and transformers, reached energy experts in over 70 countries around the world. Well over half of the world’s electricity is consumed by the products addressed in these ...Read More
New GIZ Guideline: How to Dismantle Refrigerators and Air Conditioners in an Environmentally Friendly Manner
The inadequate disposal of old, faulty air conditioners and refrigerators poses a considerable threat to the environment. In recognizing this issue, United for Efficiency Partner GIZ together with the Colombian partner ministry has published a guideline which illustrates how to appropriately dismantle cooling appliances. The publication addresses waste disposal companies and environmental ministries. The refrigerants and insulation foams used in cooling appliances contain climate-damaging ...Read More
