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
The 28th EE&C-SSN (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Sub Sector Network) Associated Meetings
On 14-17 May 2024, United for Efficiency (U4E) participated in the 28th EE&C-SSN (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Sub Sector Network) Associated Meetings. The event aimed to review the status, provide an update on progress, and discuss strategies for achieving the milestones of the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) Phase II: 2021-2025 for Programme Area No. 4: Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C). To download the presentations from the workshops, click on ...Read More
Technical and Financial Feasibility Study for the Establishment of an Energy Efficiency and Refrigerant Gas Testing Laboratory for Air Conditioners in the Dominican Republic
Developed as part of the Promoting Sustainable Air Conditioning in the Dominican Republic project, this report presents the findings of a study assessing the technical and financial feasibility of establishing an energy efficiency laboratory for air conditioners in the Dominican Republic. Such a laboratory would play a crucial role in supporting monitoring, verification, and compliance efforts related to energy efficiency policies, including sustainable public procurement and future ...Read More
Advancing Air Conditioners’ Energy Efficiency Regulation, Compliance and Enforcement
Implementation of key recommendations from the National Cooling Action Plan under the Project “Scaling Up Sustainable Cooling in Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution” This document, developed in the context of the Scaling Up Sustainable Cooling in Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution project led by the Energy Commission of Nigeria in partnership with UNEP-U4E proposes the strategies and rationale to implement the Nigerian Cooling Action Plan (N-CAP) recommendations on ...Read More
Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Ceiling Fans
Ceiling fans are a low-cost cooling option which enhance indoor comfort with a power consumption typically less than 90 watts compared to room AC systems which typically have a consumption of 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 markets these products are unregulated beyond basic safety requirements, so there is a great ...Read More
The Gambia National Capacity Building Workshop
On 3-4 October 2023, a national capacity-building workshop in Banjul marked the formal start of the GCF Readiness Programme-funded Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia project. It provided the first opportunity to convene the broad range of stakeholders and provide capacity-building training to ensure that policymakers and relevant stakeholders fully understand the context of energy efficiency policy measures for air conditioning ...Read More
Using Finance to Accelerate Adoption of More Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Appliances: Insights from Ghana, Senegal, and Rwanda
This report describes the lessons learned from three market-based financing mechanisms developed to facilitate consumer purchases of energy-efficient and climate-friendly refrigerators and air conditioners in lieu of outdated appliances implemented by the ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners (ECOFRIDGES) initiative in Ghana and Senegal, and the Rwanda Cooling Initiative (R-COOL). These initiatives, supported by the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) ...Read More
Accelerating the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Policy Roadmap for Energy Efficient Room Air Conditioners
ASEAN Cool Initiative aims to accelerate the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Policy Roadmap for Energy Efficient Room Air Conditioners by providing technical assistance and capacity building for MEPS and labels in the region. It will be implemented by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) across the region, with support from U4E, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC). Across the ASEAN region, the project will accelerate the ...Read More
Leapfrogging to Energy Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia
This factsheet provides a summary of the Leapfrogging to Energy Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia project which aims to reduce electricity demand and related greenhouse gas emissions by promoting increased use of high efficiency room air conditioners and residential refrigerators through the transformation of the national market. Download factsheet ...Read More
Defra and U4E MOP34 Side Event: Economic Growth Through Policy Harmonization
The United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) convened a side event at the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the UN Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The event, which took place in Montreal, Canada on 31 October 2022, highlighted the co-benefits of improving energy efficiency in parallel with phasing out the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). ...Read More
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