View course flyer and enrolment instructions 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 ...Read More
Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Bolivia
In October 2020, Bolivia’s Ministry of Energies and Ministry of Environment and Water formally announced the start of activities on their Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting project. Working with the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (UNEP U4E) initiative, with financial support from the Global Environment Facility, the objective of the project is to accelerate the transition to energy-efficient lighting technologies in Bolivia through the development ...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
Un nouveau mécanisme pour faciliter l’accès aux réfrigérateurs et climatiseurs énergétiquement efficaces et respectueux de l’environnement au Sénégal
L’Initiative de la CEDEAO sur les Réfrigérateurs et les Climatiseurs « ECOFRIDGES » annonce un partenariat avec La Banque Agricole au Sénégal, pour mettre à disposition un mécanisme de financement sur facturation. Ceci permettra de faciliter aux ménages et micro-entrepreneurs sénégalais l’accès aux réfrigérateurs et climatiseurs énergétiquement efficaces et respectueux de l’environnement. « ECOFRIDGES » est un projet du programme « United for Efficiency » (U4E) du Programme des Nations Unies ...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
Advancing Indonesia’s Lighting Market to High Efficient Technologies (ADLIGHT)
Indonesia’s ADLIGHT, Advancing Indonesia’s Lighting Market to High Efficient Technologies, project was officially launched through inception meetings in Bogor (West Java) on 1st and 2nd September 2020. This three-year (2020-2023) project aims to reduce electricity demand and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by promoting increased use of high efficiency lighting technologies through the transformation of the national market. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral ...Read More
African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain
A new African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) based in Rwanda will help get food to markets quickly and efficiently. It will help farmers and fisheries in Africa reduce the estimated 30% of food produced for human consumption which is lost due to poor post-harvest practices and handling – tackling hunger, under-nutrition, and environmental impacts, while boosting profits and creating jobs. ACES is a collaboration of the Governments of Rwanda and the United ...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
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