On November 5-6, UNEP-U4E, under the ASEAN Cool Initiative, and UNEP OzonAction jointly led a Study Tour in Singapore, aimed at fostering knowledge exchange, sharing best practices, and enhancing understanding of regulatory frameworks for implementing and enforcing enhanced Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) across the region. The tour showcased Singapore’s success in meeting the Regional Phase II MEPS targets, offering a model for other ASEAN countries. See below a video of the ...Read More
Webinar on Electric Motor Systems
Webinar Electric Motor Systems — Motors and VSDs, Pumps, Fans, and Air Compressors 23 October 2024, 15:00-16:30 CEST There is tremendous potential to reduce electricity waste by electric motor systems, as well as the associated cost and carbon emissions from this electricity. U4E hosted a webinar to introduce an updated Policy Guide, which provides general background information and Model Regulation Guidelines, which assist with setting policies for Energy-Efficient Electric Motor ...Read More
ACE – UNEP Cooperation Agreement Signing Webinar
Advancing Energy Transition in ASEAN through Energy Efficiency and Gender-Responsive Policy Wednesday, 19 June 2024 15:00 – 16:30 (JKT Time) / 10:00 – 11:30 (CEST) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) share common objectives with regard to addressing the impacts of climate change and supporting the clean and just energy transition and wish to collaborate to further these common goals and ...Read More
Energy Efficiency Savings Potential in the ECOWAS Region
Virtual dissemination and validation workshop on energy efficiency saving assessment of ECOWAS region The African Energy Commission (AFREC) in collaboration with the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and UNEP’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative has conducted an assessment of quantify potential energy efficiency savings from an energy efficiency market transformation in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. To present the results ...Read More
A Breath of Fresh Air for Ceiling Fans
Training Webinar Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Ceiling Fans 4 April 2024, 14:00-15:30 UTC Ceiling fans are a low-cost cooling option which enhance indoor comfort with power use typically less than 90 watts compared to room air conditioning systems, which typically use around 1500 watts. In countries such as India, they make up a substantial portion of residential electricity demand. There are approximately $8 billion in annual global sales of ceiling fans, and in most ...Read More
Unfreezing the Savings Potential of Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
UNEP U4E hosted a webinar on 20 July 2023 with experts from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and representatives from Chile and the Government of Brazil to explain the Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Commercial Refrigeration Equipment and provide insights on the lessons learned in putting them into practice. Download Agenda Download presentation View webinar recording ...Read More
ECOFRIDGES GO Impact Video
This video traces the market transformation towards more energy-efficient and climate friendly cooling appliances achieved in Ghana through efforts consolidated under the ECOFRIDGES GO initiative. Through interactions with different stakeholders, the video explores the key benefits realised by the programme and its anticipated impacts in the future as it transitions from the initial phase to more widespread use, such as improving access to energy-efficient cooling, mitigating adverse ...Read More
Cooling Sustainable Public Procurement Webinar
Sustainable public procurement is the process whereby public sector organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimizing, and if possible, avoiding, damage to the environment. In March 2022, the U4E Green Public Procurement Technical Guidelines and Specifications for Energy-efficient Refrigeration ...Read More
Deploying Energy Efficiency Solutions in the Use of Appliances
In January 2022, as part of the Asia Regional NDC Clinic series led by UNEP and UDP under the NDC Action Project and in collaboration with the NDC Partnership, U4E took part in a webinar exploring the deployment of energy efficiency solutions in the use of appliances as a means of contributing to achieving a country's NDC targets. The webinar allowed countries to pose questions, share concerns and challenges they’ve encountered, as well as the experience they’ve obtained in implementing energy ...Read More
Lighting Sustainable Public Procurement Webinar
Sustainable public procurement is the process whereby public sector organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimizing, and if possible, avoiding, damage to the environment. In November 2021, the U4E Green Public Procurement Technical Guidelines and Specifications for Energy-efficient Lighting ...Read More
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