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Successful Implementation of First Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Labels for Energy Efficient LED Lighting in Pakistan

January 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

NEECA awareness raising poster

In December 2020, new mandatory minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for energy efficient LED lighting come into force in Pakistan, supported by a 5-star energy labelling scheme. This represents a key milestone in the Global Environment Facility-funded project, Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Outdoor Sectors, supported by the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative, working closely ...Read More

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News Tagged With: ASEAN

Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Bolivia

November 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Bolivian city scene at night

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

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News

Advancing Indonesia’s Lighting Market to High Efficient Technologies (ADLIGHT)

October 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

ADLIGHT kick off meeting participants

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

Filed Under: Country Updates, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News

UN Environment Initiative Announces New Guidance on Lighting Energy Efficiency

May 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

Developing and emerging economies can phase out low-quality lighting from their markets with the help of the new model minimum energy performance Guidelines The model Guidelines could save consumers and businesses $18 billion and prevent 160 million tonnes of carbon emissions globally by 2030 Signify (the new company name of Philips Lighting), Natural Resources Defense Council, and more participated in the development process 21 May 2018 –At an event during the Energy Efficiency Global ...Read More

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News Tagged With: Lighting

Philips Lighting delivers one billion LED lights as part of Global Lighting Challenge

November 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

*This is a United for Efficiency Partner Story November 16, 2017 First company to break through the one billion LED milestone says it is on track to meet commitment of two billion LED lamps and luminaires ahead of 2020 target Savings realized equivalent to the energy generated by 30 medium-sized coal-fired power stations and CO2 emissions from 12 million cars Philips Lighting calls on governments to commit to 100% ...Read More

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News Tagged With: li, Lighting

U4E November Event Registration Now Open

October 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Join us to network with senior officials, top business executives and civil society leaders! United for Efficiency is pleased to welcome you to a high-level conference on accelerating the global transition to energy-efficient products. UN Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim will lead off the event, which will feature senior government officials, top business executives, and civil society leaders. Throughout the day, participants will highlight progress on policies and programmes that ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Events, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Refrigerators, Transformers Tagged With: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Lighting, Refrigerators, Transformers

U4E Webinar Reaches Global Audience

July 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

On 25 July, 2017, the Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with UN Environment, hosted a webinar highlighting the findings of six new policy guides developed by United for Efficiency. The webinar, addressing indoor and outdoor lighting, room air conditioners, household refrigerators, electric motors and motor systems, and transformers, reached energy experts in over 70 countries around the world. Well over half of the world’s electricity is consumed by the products addressed in these ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Events, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Refrigerators, Transformers Tagged With: Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, Lighting, Refrigerators, Transformers

IEA Annex Launches LED Testing Comparison

June 30, 2017 Leave a Comment

The IEA 4E Solid State Lighting Annex formally announces the launch of the 2017 Interlaboratory Comparison (IC 2017) of goniophotometer measurements. IC 2017 is open to all photometric labs that use goniophotometers for testing LED lighting products, and is organised primarily to compare goniophotometric measurements of LED luminaires and narrow-beam LED lamps. This new interlaboratory comparison will study the equivalence of different types of goniophotometers, e.g., far-field ...Read More

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Partner Stories

Global Lighting Challenge: 14 Billion Efficient Lighting Products Committed in Two Years

June 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

13 new companies have committed 6 billion products to advance efficient lighting. Beijing, June 6, 2017: Today, during an Eighth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM8) side-event on efficient lighting, 13 companies announced new commitments to the Global Lighting Challenge (GLC) totaling nearly 6 billion LED lighting products. The GLC has now reached 14 billion high efficiency, high quality lighting products committed, surpassing its 10 billion light goal set at CEM6 two years ago. United for ...Read More

Filed Under: Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Partner Stories

Southern African Countries Agree to Improve Energy Efficiency Policies

April 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

On 23 March 2017 in Johannesburg, representatives from Southern African countries met to agree on the development of a regional energy efficiency roadmap. With support from the United for Efficiency Partnership, the countries decided to take the first step in transforming their markets to high-efficiency lighting, appliances and products such as air conditioners. This will unlock significant benefits, including savings for consumers in the order of $2 billion a year. Southern African ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Country Updates, Electric Motors, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Refrigerators, Transformers

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