On 19-20 February 2020, United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) held the “ASEAN Inception Meeting on Product Registration Systems & Lighting National Roadmaps“ in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop informed and discussed with the participants from the ten ASEAN member countries the benefits and opportunities in harmonizing product registration activities in the region during the first day. On the second day, the participants were ...Read More
CARIBBEAN CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON PRODUCT REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
CARIBBEAN CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON PRODUCT REGISTRATION SYSTEMS Representatives from Customs and Energy Ministries in Caribbean countries participated in a two-day workshop in Bridgetown, Barbados, on product registration systems. United for Efficiency (U4E) organized the workshop. The participants from Bahamas, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica and Saint Lucia were trained on how to set up, implement and manage a Product Registration System. Participants discussed ...Read More
Closing Workshop Held in Rabat, Morocco, for the Market Transformation for Energy-Efficient Lighting Project
On 17 – 18 June 2019, a successful closing workshop was held in Rabat, Morocco, for the Market Transformation for Energy-Efficient Lighting project. During the workshop, United for Efficiency’s team of experts presented the results from the Country Lighting Market Assessment, a proposal for Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and labeling, and the Environmental Sound Management recommendation for the correct disposal of spent lamps in Morocco. This work in Morocco was funded by the GEF. ...Read More
Rwanda Launches Mechanism to Promote Energy-efficient, Climate Friendly Cooling Solutions
Rwanda’s Business Development Fund (BDF), in partnership with the Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA), UN Environment’s United for Efficiency initiative and the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE), has launched the “Coolease’” financial mechanism to promote adoption of energy efficient and climate friendly cooling solutions in Rwanda. The Coolease scheme, one of the first of its kind in Africa, enables suppliers and consumers of air conditioning and refrigeration products to transition to the ...Read More
Making Climate-Friendly Cooling More Affordable in the Dominican Republic
On 14 – 15 May 2019, the Caribbean Cooling Initiative (C-COOL) coordinated by UN Environment’s United for Efficiency initiative (U4E) outlined a strategy for transforming the Dominican Republic’s market for refrigeration, air conditioning, and other “cooling” solutions. An innovative financial mechanism was also launched with an aim to make clean and efficient air conditioners much more affordable. During a high-level consultation in Santo Domingo with Ministries of Environment and Natural ...Read More
United for Efficiency, Ghana and Senegal Target $25 Million for ECOFRIDGES
United for Efficiency (U4E) and the Governments of Ghana and Senegal are pleased to announce the launch of the ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES). ECOFRIDGES aims to accelerate the switch to energy-efficient cooling products, saving consumers money on their utility bills and relieving stress on the electricity grid while having far less impact on the planet. In collaboration with BASE and the African Development Bank, the project seeks to unlock at least $25 ...Read More
Chile Powered Ahead in 2018 with More Efficient Lighting and Appliances
On 4 – 5 December 2018, United for Efficiency (U4E) celebrated a great success with a closing event for its three-year LED lighting project in Chile, Smart Energy Fest. Around 160 people attended including high-level speakers such as Chile’s Ministers of Environment and Energy, U4E partners, and international and national energy-efficiency experts. Chile is currently running two strategic full market-transformation programmes with U4E support—helping the economy see growth rates of more than 5 ...Read More
U4E Partners with GREE, World’s Largest Air Conditioner Manufacturer
United for Efficiency is delighted to welcome the world’s largest residential air conditioner manufacturer, GREE, to our extensive network of partners. GREE, based in Zhuhai, China, is a leading manufacturer of room air conditioners, refrigerators and a variety of other electrical appliances. The partnership with GREE is a natural given their range of innovative technologies providing energy-efficiency savings and improved cooling services. We are excited to announce GREE as our newest United ...Read More
Enhancing the National Strategy for Energy Efficient Lighting and Market Surveillance in Cote d’Ivoire
Progress is being made in Western Africa as Côte d’Ivoire leads the way for developing standards on energy-efficient lighting. Earlier this fall, UN Environment’s United for Efficiency Initiative (U4E) and various project stakeholders met at Abidjan to conduct a stakeholder workshop on energy-efficient lighting and market-transformation strategy in accord with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) lighting project “Promotion of Energy Efficiency Lighting in Public, Commercial and Residential ...Read More
United for Efficiency and Chile’s Nationally Determined Contribution Partnership
According to United for Efficiency internal data projections, Chile can save more than 20 percent of its lighting electricity production and $480 million per year as a result of an energy-efficient lighting market transformation. United for Efficiency’s collaboration with the Chilean government began in 2015 in the form of policy and technical support to help achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals. Chile is committed under their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement to ...Read More
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