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
Global Lighting Industry Endorses UN Regulation Guidelines
Global Lighting Association endorses new United Nations Model Regulation Guidelines for conventional consumer lamps for developing and emerging economies, noting that the guidelines stimulate simpler, more harmonized and better enforced regulations. The Guidelines lay the groundwork for phasing out inefficient lamps in countries considering efficiency standards for lighting, potentially saving consumers and businesses $18 billion globally each year. The endorsement is significant because ...Read More
New Chilling Prospects report shows lack of cooling access threatens health, prosperity and the climate
*This is a United for Efficiency Partner Story and was originally published on the SEforALL website NEW YORK, July 16, 2018: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) today released Chilling Prospects: Providing Sustainable Cooling for All – the first ever report to quantify the growing risks and assess the opportunities of the global cooling challenge. The report shows there are over 1.1 billion people globally who face immediate risks from lack of access to cooling. Cooling underpins the ...Read More
Twinning of the Montreal Protocol and Energy Officials to Find Energy-efficient and Climate-friendly Cooling Solutions in Latin America
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA, 28 June 2018 — The third in the series of Twinning Workshops on Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Refrigeration and Air Conditioning concluded in Guatemala City today. The workshop brought together two traditionally separate communities from the countries of Central and South America – those responsible for managing compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and those responsible for national energy policies. With their ...Read More
Sanhua Partners with United for Efficiency
Leading cooling manufacturer Sanhua becomes a new Partner of United for Efficiency to accelerate the global transition to energy-efficient refrigerators and air conditioners. Sanhua is actively raising awareness about the benefits of energy-efficient solutions and the energy-saving potential of existing best-in-class cooling technology. China-headquartered Sanhua has a wealth of experience and will significantly strengthen the United for Efficiency initiative. ”We are excited about this new ...Read More
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