Brazil takes important fast climate action steps forward with new nationwide energy efficient, higher performance, commercial refrigerators planned for all sectors. In January 2023, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative ran its first ever commercial refrigeration technical study tour, in the framework of the GCF Readiness Programme-funded project, Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Commercial Refrigerating Appliances in Brazil, ...Read More
U4E Hosts Regional Energy Efficiency Seminar in Parallel with OLADE Energy Week 2022
The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) hosted a regional energy efficiency seminar for Latin American countries in parallel with OLADE Energy Week 2022. The event took place in Panama City on 13-14 December 2022 to highlight the importance of energy efficiency as the foundation for tackling the current global climate and energy crisis. Organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the Energy Secretariat of Panama and the Inter-American ...Read More
Leapfrogging to Energy-efficient and Climate-friendly Commercial Refrigerating Appliances in Brazil
The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative are pleased to announce the start of a new, two-year project to help Brazil make the transition to energy-efficient and more climate-friendly commercial refrigerators. The project will provide a significant contribution to Brazil’s National Determination Contribution goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 37% below 2005 levels, with 10% efficiency gains. ...Read More
U4E-OLADE Webinars on Mobilizing Climate Financing to Achieve Climate Change Commitments
In March 2021, United for Efficiency (U4E) was pleased to partner with OLADE (Latin American Energy Organisation) on a series of three webinars – Introduction to Market Transformation Projects through UNEP’s U4E Policy Approach, Funding Programme Opportunities for Climate Change Projects, and Examples of Financial Mechanisms at National/Regional Projects – on climate financing. These webinars were conducted through the "Knowledge Community - CAPEVLAC" of OLADE, whose main objective is to ...Read More
Global Lighting Challenge: 14 Billion Efficient Lighting Products Committed in Two Years
13 new companies have committed 6 billion products to advance efficient lighting. Beijing, June 6, 2017: Today, during an Eighth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM8) side-event on efficient lighting, 13 companies announced new commitments to the Global Lighting Challenge (GLC) totaling nearly 6 billion LED lighting products. The GLC has now reached 14 billion high efficiency, high quality lighting products committed, surpassing its 10 billion light goal set at CEM6 two years ago. United for ...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
