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
ASEAN Countries Discussed Harmonization of Product Registration Systems and Aim for Common Policies on Energy-efficient Lighting
On 19-20 February 2020, United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) held the “ASEAN Inception Meeting on Product Registration Systems & Lighting National Roadmaps“ in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop informed and discussed with the participants from the ten ASEAN member countries the benefits and opportunities in harmonizing product registration activities in the region during the first day. On the second day, the participants were ...Read More
CARIBBEAN CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON PRODUCT REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
CARIBBEAN CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON PRODUCT REGISTRATION SYSTEMS Representatives from Customs and Energy Ministries in Caribbean countries participated in a two-day workshop in Bridgetown, Barbados, on product registration systems. United for Efficiency (U4E) organized the workshop. The participants from Bahamas, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica and Saint Lucia were trained on how to set up, implement and manage a Product Registration System. Participants discussed ...Read More
Closing Workshop Held in Rabat, Morocco, for the Market Transformation for Energy-Efficient Lighting Project
On 17 – 18 June 2019, a successful closing workshop was held in Rabat, Morocco, for the Market Transformation for Energy-Efficient Lighting project. During the workshop, United for Efficiency’s team of experts presented the results from the Country Lighting Market Assessment, a proposal for Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and labeling, and the Environmental Sound Management recommendation for the correct disposal of spent lamps in Morocco. This work in Morocco was funded by the GEF. ...Read More
Making Climate-Friendly Cooling More Affordable in the Dominican Republic
On 14 – 15 May 2019, the Caribbean Cooling Initiative (C-COOL) coordinated by UN Environment’s United for Efficiency initiative (U4E) outlined a strategy for transforming the Dominican Republic’s market for refrigeration, air conditioning, and other “cooling” solutions. An innovative financial mechanism was also launched with an aim to make clean and efficient air conditioners much more affordable. During a high-level consultation in Santo Domingo with Ministries of Environment and Natural ...Read More
Chile Powered Ahead in 2018 with More Efficient Lighting and Appliances
On 4 – 5 December 2018, United for Efficiency (U4E) celebrated a great success with a closing event for its three-year LED lighting project in Chile, Smart Energy Fest. Around 160 people attended including high-level speakers such as Chile’s Ministers of Environment and Energy, U4E partners, and international and national energy-efficiency experts. Chile is currently running two strategic full market-transformation programmes with U4E support—helping the economy see growth rates of more than 5 ...Read More
U4E Partners with GREE, World’s Largest Air Conditioner Manufacturer
United for Efficiency is delighted to welcome the world’s largest residential air conditioner manufacturer, GREE, to our extensive network of partners. GREE, based in Zhuhai, China, is a leading manufacturer of room air conditioners, refrigerators and a variety of other electrical appliances. The partnership with GREE is a natural given their range of innovative technologies providing energy-efficiency savings and improved cooling services. We are excited to announce GREE as our newest United ...Read More
Enhancing the National Strategy for Energy Efficient Lighting and Market Surveillance in Cote d’Ivoire
Progress is being made in Western Africa as Côte d’Ivoire leads the way for developing standards on energy-efficient lighting. Earlier this fall, UN Environment’s United for Efficiency Initiative (U4E) and various project stakeholders met at Abidjan to conduct a stakeholder workshop on energy-efficient lighting and market-transformation strategy in accord with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) lighting project “Promotion of Energy Efficiency Lighting in Public, Commercial and Residential ...Read More
Global Lighting Industry Endorses UN Regulation Guidelines
Global Lighting Association endorses new United Nations Model Regulation Guidelines for conventional consumer lamps for developing and emerging economies, noting that the guidelines stimulate simpler, more harmonized and better enforced regulations. The Guidelines lay the groundwork for phasing out inefficient lamps in countries considering efficiency standards for lighting, potentially saving consumers and businesses $18 billion globally each year. The endorsement is significant because ...Read More
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