In November 2023, UNEP U4E convened two training workshops to build capacity amongst key stakeholders in Tunisia for monitoring, verification and enforcement (MVE) activities to support the country’s forthcoming adoption of mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for lighting products. Adoption of MEPS in line with the recommendations of the UNEP U4E model regulation guidelines for lighting project and the sustainable transition to energy-efficient lighting technologies has the ...Read More
Towards a Market Transformation in Cooling: At the Intersection of Regulation and Financing
On Monday, 4 December 2023, U4E presented a joint side event at the “Montreal Protocol advancing climate action” pavilion at COP28 in Dubai. The event explored the intersection of regulation and financing with experts touching on topics such as existing regulatory and financing mechanisms for sustainable cooling, how regulation paves the way for financing the sustainable cooling transition, and innovative financing tools available for the cooling sector. Its objective was to showcase ...Read More
November 2023 Issue of the U4E Newsletter Now Available
The U4E newsletter provides readers with quarterly updates on the latest U4E projects, resources and tools. The November 2023 is now available. This issue includes information on: Collaboration with the Ozone Secretariat on their MOP35 Workshop on Energy Efficiency and relaunch of OzonAction Twinning Workshops A briefing to the UNEA Committee of Permanent Representatives on the U4E Country Savings Assessments Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain ...Read More
Two Workshops Boost Progress Towards More Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Air Conditioners in Nigeria
On 15 and 16 November 2023, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (UNEP U4E) and various partners, hosted a monitoring, verification and enforcement (MVE) training workshop and a stakeholder workshop as part of the Clean Cooling Collaborative-funded, Scaling Up Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling in Nigeria’s NDC Revision, project. The first national stakeholders workshop in Abuja in March 2023, ...Read More
ASEAN Cool Initiative Regional Workshop Lays the Foundation for Cooperation on Air Conditioner MEPS
On 14-15 November 2023, representatives of seven ASEAN Member States –Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam– came together in Johor Bahru in Malaysia to discuss the status of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for air conditioners in the region and opportunities for peer learning and cooperation. The workshop, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (UNEP-U4E) initiative and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), ...Read More
UNEP OzonAction and U4E Working Together to Maximise the Co-benefits from HFC Reduction and Increased Energy Efficiency
On 25-26 September 2023, United for Efficiency (U4E) was pleased to take part in the first of a new series of Twinning Workshops, convened by UNEP OzonAction and funded through the Montreal Protocol’s OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme, which will continue across the regions into 2024. The Joint Europe, Central Asia and West Asia Twinning Workshop for Montreal Protocol Officers, National Energy-Efficiency Policymakers and Financial Mechanism Focal Points, built on the success of the ...Read More
UNEP and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Launch Guidelines to Improve Access to Quality, Energy-Efficient Off-Grid Refrigerator and Ceiling Fans
On 22 October 2023, at the 35th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency initiative (U4E) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(Berkeley Lab) launched Model Performance and Quality Guidelines for Off-Grid Refrigerating Appliances and Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Ceiling Fans to help accelerate the transition to more climate friendly cooling and refrigeration solutions. "These guidelines are the ...Read More
The Gambia Lays the Foundation for Energy Savings and Increased Grid Security Through Improved Energy Efficiency for Air Conditioners and Refrigerators
On 3-4 October 2023, a national capacity-building workshop in Banjul marked the formal start of the Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia project. It provided the first opportunity to convene the broad range of stakeholders involved, including representatives from Gambia’s Ministries of Petroleum and Energy (MOPE), Finance and Economic Affairs (MOFEA), Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE), Health (MOH), ...Read More
August 2023 issue of the U4E newsletter now available
The U4E newsletter provides readers with quarterly updates on the latest U4E projects, resources and tools. The August 2023 issue is now available. This issue includes information on: New lighting MEPS in South Africa The new Clean Cooling Collaborative-funded ASEAN Cool Initiative Foundations laid in Brazil for MEPS and labels for commercial refrigeration products An inception workshop in Kigali launching a new Green Climate Fund Readiness Project to support energy ...Read More
Clean Cold Centre of Excellence Launches in India
The Telangana Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain –a novel initiative for promoting sustainable cooling innovation and accelerating the deployment of energy-efficient refrigeration for food and vaccine supply chains across India– was launched on 9 August 2023. The centre is a joint initiative between the Government of Telangana (Telangana State Trade Promotion Corporation), Centre for Sustainable Cooling (CSC), University of Birmingham, United Nations Environment ...Read More
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