Maputo, Mozambique, 25 August 2014 – Officials from the South African Development Community and the Southern African Power Pool have agreed to support a regional strategy to transition to energy-efficient lighting by 2020. The shift could save the region an estimated US$ 570 million and reduce CO2 emissions by 9 million tonnes annually. Read more ...Read More
UNEP/lites.asia Regional Efficient Policy Workshop
Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 August 2014 – Policy makers from ministries of energy and the environment, standards bodies, laboratories and industry organizations from 18 countries within Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Pacific and Europe, met in Jakarta for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/ lites.asia regional lighting policy workshop. Read more ...Read More
ECOWAS Agreement
Dakar, Senegal, 10 May 2014, – Government officials from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and international organizations agreed on a Regional Efficient Lighting Strategy which will facilitate the transition to the universal use of energy efficient lighting in the region by 2020. The new roadmap was announced at a validation workshop hosted in Dakar. Read more ...Read More
Ninth lites.asia meeting
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22 - 23 April 2014, – The ninth lites.asia regional lighting policy meeting will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 - 23 April 2014. It will focus on monitoring, verification and enforcement activities and infrastructure in Southeast Asia and the Pacific; developing a National or Regional Efficient Lighting Strategy; the latest information on lighting standards and labelling; and a briefing on off-grid lighting testing and laboratory certification. For more ...Read More
1st Arab South-South Development Expo showcases the en.lighten initiative
Doha, Qatar, 18 - 20 February 2014 – The en.lighten initiative was showcased at the 1st Arab South-South Development Expo as a powerful and cost-effective solution to tackle energy issues in the Arab World. Eng. Fethi Hanchi, Director of Energy Efficiency in Tunisia, shared the lessons learned from Tunisia's experience of developing a National Efficient Lighting Strategy and encouraged other countries in the region to follow the same direction. Read more ...Read More
Central American Ministers Adopt Energy Efficient Lighting Strategy
Panama City, Panama, 6 December 2013 – Ministers of Energy from across Central America have adopted the energy efficient lighting strategy for the region. The strategy includes the gradual phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps in the region by the end of 2016. Read More Press release in Spanish, please click here ...Read More
UNEP Launches the Guidebook for the Development of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) Strategy on Efficient Lighting at COP19 in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland, 14th November 2013 - UNEP Launches the Guidebook for the Development of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) Strategy on Efficient Lighting at COP19 in Warsaw To access the NAMA Guidebook, please click here. ...Read More
Kumamoto, Japan: 7th October September 2013
At the Diplomatic Conference on the Minamata Convention on Mercury,Gustavo Mañez, Project Manager for the en.lighten initiative presented at the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership side event. en.lighten was invited to present to provide expertise on the topic of mercury as it pertains to lighting. Read more ...Read More
South Asian Nations Gather to Address Energy Efficient Lighting as a Key Measure to Combat Climate Change
New Delhi, India: 26th September 2013 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in conjunction with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), held a two day workshop involving the participation of representatives from Ministries of Energy and Environment from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Read more ...Read More
Chile Announces National Efficient Lighting Strategy
Santiago, Chile, 29 August 2013 - The Ministry of Energy of Chile, in cooperation with Fundacion Chile, has successfully established a nationally coordinated framework to transition to energy efficient lighting. The National Efficient Lighting Strategy document was announced at a meeting in Santiago, Chile. Read more ...Read More
