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
ECOFRIDGES Closes Deals with Four Commercial Banks in Ghana to Offer Green On-wage Financing (GO)
The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) received with enthusiasm by the financial sector in Ghana. ECOFRIDGES Green On-wage financing (ECOFRIDGES GO) will be commercially available for Ghanaian households in the coming months. ECOFRIDGES is a joint program by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative and the Governments of Ghana and Senegal with the sole objective to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient and climate ...Read More
Environmentally Friendly, Energy-Efficient Refrigerators and Room ACs to Become Accessible in Ghana Through ECOFRIDGES Program
ECOFRIDGES Ghana is a joint program of United for Efficiency (U4E) and the Government of Ghana through the Energy Commission, in collaboration with regional and local partners, to accelerate adoption of energy-efficient and climate-friendly domestic refrigerators and room air conditioners. A cornerstone of ECOFRIDGES is a financial mechanism to ensure these cooling products are affordable. BASE is leading the development and implementation of this scheme. Through the no-risk high-potential ...Read More
Accelerating Adoption of Efficient and Clean Cooling in China and Beyond
On April 15, 2020, United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) organised a webinar in Chinese on China’s Minimum Energy Performance Standards and U4E’s Model Regulation Guidelines for ACs: Accelerating the Switch to Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling, together with Energy Foundation China (EF China), China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Over 220 participants from 45 organisations in the Chinese air ...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
Asian Policymakers Receive Training to Promote Efficient Cooling
BEIJING, 17 April 2018— The first of a series of unique regional workshops to promote energy-efficient cooling concluded last Thursday in the Chinese capital. The “Twinning Workshop on Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Refrigeration and Air Conditioning” aimed to strengthen cooperation between two traditionally separate communities – those responsible for managing compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and those who craft national energy policies. ...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
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