New United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (UNEP-U4E) analysis estimates that, if all developing and emerging economies adopted minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for six key product areas, over 910 TWh of electricity consumption could be saved annually in 2040, equivalent to 416 large power stations or more than the total current consumption of Türkiye, Indonesia and South Africa combined. The associated climate benefits include mitigating 820 million tonnes of CO2 ...Read More
The Next Frontier for Eco-Efficient Lighting Reached as LED Technology Advances Further
The new wave of ultra-efficient LED lighting that can save 60% more energy and last three to five times longer demonstrates that the development of this already highly energy efficient sector is far from complete, offering a new opportunity for even greater energy savings for everyone, everywhere, and is an especially welcome fast solution in the context of soaring electricity costs, energy security issues and the climate crisis. Energy consumption is one of the most important factors in ...Read More
Capacity Building in Indonesia Supports Development of New MEPS and Energy Labels
United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (UNEP-U4E) has supported Indonesia’s ADLIGHT, Advancing Indonesia’s Lighting Market to High Efficient Technologies, project with capacity building since it was launched in September 2020. This increase in breadth of knowledge and skills has underpinned the development of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and energy labels for light emitting diode (LED) lights that are scheduled to come into force in July 2023 and helped inform ...Read More
Multi-million funding boost for experts leading research into sustainable cooling in Africa
Experts leading research into sustainable cooling have received a £9.5 million boost that secures work at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) until 2025. Next phase funding from the UK Government will support further recruitment of lecturers, technicians and research associates on the ACES campus in Kigali, Rwanda. It also will fund additional equipment to help further explore clean cold-chains for food and health. The DEFRA funding backs ...Read More
How Chile is putting its ageing refrigerators out to pasture
Rosa Cordero, who is diabetic, remembers a time when she couldn’t store her insulin safely. Her refrigerator was old and unreliable, and she never knew if the temperature was cool enough to store the drug. Not only was the fridge imperilling her insulin supplies, it was also causing her food to rot, driving up her electricity bills, and hurting the environment. Cordero, who lives in Santiago, the capital of Chile, does not have a lot of money to spend on appliances. But thanks to United ...Read More
As fuel prices rise, companies look to energy efficient solutions
With fossil fuel prices reaching record highs, companies around the world are focusing on energy efficiency to save money and reduce the emissions driving the climate crisis. Research shows that a safe future below 1.5°C requires the world to cut 30 gigatonnes greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) annually by 2030. Carbon emissions need to be cut by building smart cities and managing land and resources more efficiently. Transport and buildings are among the largest contributors. “Increasing ...Read More
July issue of the U4E newsletter now available
The U4E newsletter provides readers with quarterly updates on the latest U4E projects, resources and tools. The July 2022 issue is now available. This includes information on: High profile visitors to, and endorsements for, the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) in Rwanda Workshops and stakeholder engagement activities in Bolivia and Cuba to progress their lighting and air conditioner projects respectively, including the recently finalized ...Read More
Stakeholder Workshop Marks Cuba’s Progress in the Journey Towards Energy-efficient Air Conditioning
Cuba has the potential to save around 19 TWh of electricity annually by 2040 through improvements in the energy efficiency of their growing domestic air conditioning stock and are taking action to achieve it through the Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras project. At workshop in Havana in June 2022, U4E expert, Víctor Mínguez, shared the results of the recently completed market assessment study which underpins the ...Read More
U4E-ACE ASEAN member states workshop takes forward recommendations for updating room air conditioner MEPS in the region
The ASEAN air conditioning market is poised to grow significantly in the coming decades and if left unchecked, this increased demand will have profound economic, energy and environmental impacts in the region and beyond. To this end, the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency initiative (UNEP U4E), the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) collaborated to support the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF)-ASEAN ...Read More
Go Green, Save Money: How the ECOFRIDGES GO Programme has benefited Ghana
The United Nations Environment Programme's United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative, Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) and the Energy Commission of Ghana are excited to unveil a new video documenting the implementation of the ECOFRIDGES GO programme in Ghana. Through interactions with different stakeholders, the video explores the key benefits realised by the programme and its anticipated impacts. According to the IPCC, West Africa constitutes one of the many hotspots of climate ...Read More
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