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
Southern African Countries Agree to Improve Energy Efficiency Policies
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
United for Efficiency Taskforces Take Next Steps in Development of Policy Guides
To support national and regional initiatives in advancing energy-efficient lighting, appliances and equipment, United for Efficiency has established five expert taskforces to develop best practice strategy and policy recommendations. These five taskforces have held a total of 10 meetings to define the type of strategy and policies they recommend. The strategies and policies will become the foundation for guides containing content such as regulations and performance standards, financial ...Read More
Peruvians Trained on Lighting Compliance Testing
Peruvian experts attended a training workshop on lighting compliance at the Global Efficient Lighting Centre in Beijing, from 2 – 4 November, 2016. The training workshop’s objective was to strengthen the capacity of Peruvian lamp testing laboratories to produce reliable test results and measure gains in energy efficiency from specific innovations or techniques. The training was implemented as an activity under the UN Environment “Lighting Market Transformation in Peru” funded by the Global ...Read More
Morocco Celebrates the Installation of 9 Million Energy-Efficient Lamps
On 2 November 2016 Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water and the UN Environment celebrated the installation of their 9 millionth energy-efficient lamp with a special event in Casablanca. The event was part of Morocco’s INARA program, which started 10 years ago, and aims to replace 15 million incandescent lamps with low-energy consumption lamps to promote energy efficiency. The first phase of INARA was launched in 2007 and ran until 2010. The program supported the ...Read More
Chile Launches Website Encouraging Use of LED Light Bulbs
United for Efficiency country partner Chile’s new website encourages consumers to switch to light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs as part of a national consumer awareness campaign. The website is part of a Chilean consumer awareness-raising campaign, encouraging a nation-wide switch to climate friendly and energy-efficient LED lighting. The Chilean website includes LED discount vouchers, energy-efficiency tips and savings calculators. The LED is one of today's most energy-efficient and ...Read More
Comment Period Open: Australian and New Zealand Lighting Regulation Impact Statement
Australia and New Zealand have issued a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on lighting for public review and comment. The RIS considers policy proposals to improve the energy efficiency of residential and commercial lighting throughout Australia and New Zealand. The comment period will end on 24 February 2017. Current regulations started the movement toward the national objectives of promoting and improving lighting energy efficiency in Australia and New Zealand. However, modifications are ...Read More
Improving Management of Lamp Waste in Chile and Peru Through Practical Training
Seventeen Peruvian and Chilean policymakers and technical experts attended a course on environmentally sound management of lamp waste from 21 – 25 November 2016 in Madrid. The course, organised by Ambilamp and UN Environment’s United for Efficiency-en.lighten initiative, gave participants tools to establish national schemes for the collection and recycling of spent lamps. “Chile’s diverse geography makes it difficult for us to define collection and recycling targets and implement ...Read More
COP22 Side Event: Strong Potential of LED Lighting in Africa
At the COP22 climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, United for Efficiency organized a side event “Energy-Efficient Lighting for Africa and Beyond” on 16 November. The event, organized in collaboration with the Clean Energy Ministerial, raised awareness about the savings possible from light-emitting diodes (LED lighting) in Africa. The event highlighted the potential societal, health and economic benefits of energy-efficient on-grid and off-grid lighting for African countries. According to ...Read More
Mesoamerican Ministers Discuss Growing Demand for Electricity and the Need for Energy-Efficient Appliances and Equipment
31 August 2016: Recently, at the International Energy Symposium in Mexico City, Mexico, stakeholders committed to sustainable development met to discuss the growing need for electricity in Mesoamerica and the resulting effects of this growth. The event, held on 17 August and sponsored by Mexican Chamber of Electrical Manufacturers, CANAME, and the Secretary of Energy of Mexico, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Copper Association, gave ...Read More
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