22 November 2015, Lighting accounts for more than 15% of the world’s electricity consumption – more than the electricity generated by all the nuclear power stations in the world - and around 5% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. What’s more, there are 1.4 billion people around the world who lack access to modern energy services, including reliable lighting, and are instead using energy sources such as kerosene that pose serious environmental and health risks. In response to this issue, the ...Read More
Obama Administration Joins with Public and Private Sector to Increase Access to Off-Grid Clean Energy and the Deployment of Innovative Technologies Globally
22 October 2015, President Obama is committed to reducing carbon pollution and ensuring that people everywhere can tap into clean sources of energy to power their homes and businesses. That is why, today, the Administration is announcing new actions to help bring off-grid clean energy systems and energy efficient appliances to the approximate 1.3 billion people without energy access. Along with other solutions, like grid extension and new energy generation supply investments, off-grid energy ...Read More
Press Release: UNEP-GEF en.lighten initiative and U4E presented at EEDAL
Lucerne, Switzerland 28 August 2015 The UNEP-GEF en.lighten and United for Efficiency (U4E) initiatives were recently presented during the International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliance and Lighting (EEDAL) in Lucerne, Switzerland. The EEDAL conference aims at promoting international research, projects and other initiatives to foster energy efficiency in the residential sector. The conference brought together many of en.lighten and U4E partners including International ...Read More
Pacific efficient light strategy will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate energy and financial savings
Nadi/Bangkok, 6 August 2015 Representatives from nine Pacific Island countries are gathering today in Nadi, Fiji, to validate the first ever Pacific Efficient Lighting Strategy (PELS) for the region’s transition to high efficiency, environmentally-sound lighting by 2020. "By identifying concrete policy measures to be implemented, this new efficient lighting strategy holds the potential to reduce the region’s greenhouse gas emissions, while also decreasing dependence on petroleum imports and ...Read More
Peru initiates Transition to Efficient Lighting Workshop kicks-off the National Efficient Lighting Strategy
Lima, Peru, 16 July 2015 Government officials, representatives from laboratories, universities, utilities, civil society organizations, lighting and luminaire manufacturers, and from the recycling industry gathered on 16 July 2015 in Lima, Peru, to kick-off the development of Peru’s National Efficient Lighting Strategy. The Efficient Lighting Strategy of Peru will be a cornerstone in achieving the objectives of the national GEF funded project, “Lighting Market Transformation in Peru”, led by ...Read More
Accelerating the deployment of efficient lighting solutions through minimum energy performance standards
Jakarta, 7 July 2015 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-Global Environment Facility (GEF) en.lighten initiative is pleased to announce their new guidance note, Developing Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Lighting Products. Released during the SWITCH-Asia regional event – Advancing Energy Efficiency in Asia Through SCP and Green Finance – in Jakarta yesterday, this practical resource for governments will help policymakers better understand the benefits of minimum energy ...Read More
Icherisheher keeps the lights on and paves way for major emission cut
Azerbaijan, 1 Jul 2015 A demonstration project, supported by UNEP, for replacing inefficient public street lights was launched in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku on 1 June 2015. The project, which will see some 600 LED lamps replacing public street lights in Icherisheher, provides an example of how this historic reserve could go on to take a major step towards achieving its 2020 climate goal. The move to replace inefficient street lights with LED ones comes under one of the ambitious climate ...Read More
New Global Alliance for Energy-Efficient Appliances and Equipment Launched
New York, 23 September 2014 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced a new initiative to accelerate the transition to more efficient appliances and equipment to reduce global energy demand, mitigate climate change and improve access to energy. A worldwide shift to energy-efficient appliances and equipment - including lighting, air conditioners, refrigerators, electric motors, ceiling fans and distribution transformers - would reduce global electricity consumption by ...Read More
High-Efficiency Appliances for a Low-Carbon Future
by: Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) for International Institute for Sustainable Development Living standards and populations are growing across the globe, and the new, increasingly urbanized, middle classes are looking to the creature comforts that have long been taken for granted by others. This process is a welcome indicator that many nations are moving into or toward the middle-income zone and bringing a higher quality of ...Read More
Southern African Utilities Adopt an Ambitious Regional Roadmap to Switch the Region to Efficient Lighting, Appliances and Equipment
By switching to efficient products, Southern Africa could reduce its electricity consumption by more than 35 TWh and save 5,000 MW in power capacity, which could serve to electrify 16 million homes in the region. Under the leadership of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), the Southern African utilities have adopted a roadmap to achieve a permanent and sustainable transition to efficient lighting, appliances and equipment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). A number of ...Read More
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