At the Diplomatic Conference on the Minamata Convention on Mercury,Gustavo Mañez, Project Manager for the en.lighten initiative presented at the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership side event. en.lighten was invited to present to provide expertise on the topic of mercury as it pertains to lighting. Read more ...Read More
South Asian Nations Gather to Address Energy Efficient Lighting as a Key Measure to Combat Climate Change
New Delhi, India: 26th September 2013 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in conjunction with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), held a two day workshop involving the participation of representatives from Ministries of Energy and Environment from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Read more ...Read More
Chile Announces National Efficient Lighting Strategy
Santiago, Chile, 29 August 2013 - The Ministry of Energy of Chile, in cooperation with Fundacion Chile, has successfully established a nationally coordinated framework to transition to energy efficient lighting. The National Efficient Lighting Strategy document was announced at a meeting in Santiago, Chile. Read more ...Read More
West African Nations Agree to Phase-Out Inefficient Incandescent Lamps
Dakar, Senegal, 4 July 2013 - ECOWAS government representatives have successfully established a regionally coordinated framework to transition to energy efficient lighting. The Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Republic of Senegal will sponsor all events of efficient lighting initiative to rally other ECOWAS member states. Read more ...Read More
“Lighting-Up a Low Carbon Future” co-authored by the Executive Directors of UNEP and ECREE
Paris, 27 June 2013 - Lighting-Up a Low Carbon Future” is an article that focuses on West Africa, co-authored by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director and Mr. Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Read more ...Read More
West Africa Defines Actions to Achieve a Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22 May 2013 - Government representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) voice their support for the phase-out of inefficient lighting which would save the region over $220 million per year in energy costs and reduce the impact of climate change in West Africa. ...Read More
The Global Efficient Lighting Centre Assists Sweden in Establishing National Lighting Laboratory
Beijing, 27 February 2013 - The Global Efficient Lighting Centre – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Energy Efficient Lighting (GELC) - has successfully completed a project with the Swedish Energy Agency to launch a national lighting laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden ...Read More
UNEP Announces Partnership with Global Off-Grid Lighting Association and Releases New Off-Grid Country Lighting Assessments
Nairobi, 20 February 2013 - UNEP has announced a new strategic partnership with the private sector through collaboration with the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) as part of an international effort to accelerate the deployment of enabling policies towards sustainable off-grid lighting. The en.lighten initiative has also unveiled new national assessments for 80 countries on the economic and environmental gains that can be achieved through a shift to solar-powered lighting ...Read More
New UN Collaborating Centre for Energy Efficient Lighting Opens in Beijing to Accelerate Global Phase-Out Plans
Beijing, 31 October 2012 -The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners announced the opening of the Global Efficient Lighting Centre (GELC) in Beijing, China. Launched by UNEP and the Chinese National Lighting Test Centre, the GELC is designed to support the rapid deployment of energy efficient technologies in developing and emerging countries by assisting in the establishment or strengthening of national and/or regional lighting laboratories. Read more ...Read More
ECOWAS commits to complete phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps at the High Level Forum for Sustainable Energy in Accra, Ghana
Accra, 29 October 2012 - At the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) High Level Forum “Towards Sustainable Energy for All in West Africa: Paving the Way through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency,” the ECOWAS Energy Efficiency Policy and its corresponding Action Plan was adopted by national and regional officers and delegates in charge of energy efficiency and environment al programs from ECOWAS ministries and agencies. This includes energy efficiency initiatives on lighting, ...Read More
