Over 1,000 high-level representatives from government, business, civil society and international organisations gathered in New York City for the 3rd Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Forum on 3 – 5 April. The Forum’s theme was “Going Further, Faster—Together.”Highlights of the event included discussions with Michael Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg Philanthropies and 108th Mayor of New York City, and other notable business and government leaders as well as panel discussions ...Read More
Six Organisations Join United for Efficiency Partnership
United for Efficiency recently welcomed six new Partners to its global Initiative to reduce 2030 electricity consumption by 10 percent by using more energy-efficient products. These new Partners include the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Advanced Cooling Challenge, BASE, Energy Efficiency Services Limited of India, the International Institute for Energy Conservation, Neonlite (Megaman) and the Carbon Trust. Our new Partners have a wealth of experience in activities related to energy-efficient ...Read More
A New UN Project Reducing Health Risks of Lighting in Nigeria
Recently, at Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, United for Efficiency-en.lighten launched a two-year pilot project to reduce health risks from lighting in Nigeria. The project will accelerate the transition from kerosene and other fuel-based lanterns to solar lighting, reducing homes’ indoor air pollution and improving Nigerians’ health and standard of living. The launch event, held on 6 March 2017 in Abuja, was organised in collaboration with Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat and the ...Read More
ABB renews its commitment to UN Environment initiative on energy efficiency
United for Efficiency partnership to transform developing countries and emerging economies to use energy-efficient products United for Efficiency, or U4E, is a public-private partnership led by the United Nations Environment Program (UN Environment) and other major agencies, including the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The program essentially aims to move countries and economies to become energy-efficient in collaboration with international companies. This includes helping ...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
Myanmar Delivering on Energy Efficiency with United for Efficiency Support
Since 2011 the political and economic reforms introduced by the government of Myanmar have made strong gains in terms of improving the energy sector in the country. However, only a quarter of the general population has access to electricity services. By implementing energy-efficiency policies, Myanmar could improve the situation and benefit from significant savings. Global Environment Facility-UN Environment’s United for Efficiency and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) SHINE ...Read More
Further, Faster with Cooling Partners
The consumer demand for refrigerators is greatly rising in developing countries and emerging economies. This provides many societal benefits; however, the purchase of inefficient models can result in high electricity bills and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, energy-efficient models are available today that can reduce energy consumption by over 60 per cent. United for Efficiency, together with its partners Arçelik A.Ş., BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Electrolux, Mabe and Whirlpool ...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
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- …
- 27
- Next Page »
