Despite the multiple benefits of modern high-performance LED street lighting, as of today average LED penetration globally is still below 15 per cent. The street lighting market is driven by several factors, among which are regulatory policies, LED prices and the culture and morphology of each area, meaning that countries and municipalities differ greatly in LED penetration and business models. For instance, South America has an average rate below 5 per cent compared to Japan or Canada, where ...Read More
UN Environment Initiative Announces New Guidance on Lighting Energy Efficiency
Developing and emerging economies can phase out low-quality lighting from their markets with the help of the new model minimum energy performance Guidelines The model Guidelines could save consumers and businesses $18 billion and prevent 160 million tonnes of carbon emissions globally by 2030 Signify (the new company name of Philips Lighting), Natural Resources Defense Council, and more participated in the development process 21 May 2018 –At an event during the Energy Efficiency Global ...Read More
NRDC: Light Bulbs are Low-Hanging Melons in the Efficiency Tree
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a leading environmental advocacy group, was one of the founding members of United for Efficiency in 2015. It continues to bring its world-class energy efficiency expertise to the initiative because reducing the emissions of pollutants that cause climate change is the Council’s top priority. NRDC has a long track record of working to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the equipment inside them. In United for Efficiency, together ...Read More
IEA launches Energy Efficiency Indicators Online Training Courses
*This is a United for Efficiency Partner Story and was originally published on the IEA website The IEA launched the IEA Energy Efficiency Indicators Online Training Courses in Mexico City yesterday, the first professional online courses to be delivered by the IEA. These two e-learning courses – essentials for policymakers and fundamentals for statistics – will provide statisticians and policymakers with the tools to collect the information necessary to create energy efficiency indicators. ...Read More
Dominican Republic Leapfrogs to LED Lighting
On March 7, 2018, the Dominican Republic called for a ban on fluorescent lamp imports and urged state institutions to switch to LED lighting. This is an important step for the country to leapfrog entirely to LED lighting, which saves consumers on their electricity bills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions from electricity production. Francisco Domínguez Brito, the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources stated, “We aim to become the first all LED island in the world, for the ...Read More
Competition for Journalists from the Least Developed Countries
*This is a United for Efficiency Partner Story The United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) is looking for inspiring stories on how sustainable energy positively impacts communities and individuals in the world’s Least Developed Countries. Three winners of the ‘Voices of A Brighter Future’ competition will have their work featured by the United Nations and other news ...Read More
Chilean Authorities Learn Lamp Quality Testing in China
Chilean lighting experts attended a United for Efficiency training on lighting compliance at the Global Efficient Lighting Centre in Beijing from 15 – 19 January, 2018. They learnt how Chilean lamp testing laboratories could improve their practices, which is important in ensuring dangerous and inefficient lighting products don’t enter Chilean markets. One of the cheapest and fastest ways to reduce global carbon emissions and air pollution is the phase-out of inefficient lighting technologies. ...Read More
Copper Plays a Critical Role in Energy Efficiency
According to UN Environment, 40 per cent of the objectives of the Paris Agreement can be achieved through energy efficiency. A metals association may not appear on paper to be logical partner for United for Efficiency or a proponent for energy efficiency, but the partnership between United for Efficiency and International Copper Association (ICA) is a perfect match. Copper plays a critical role in energy efficiency, as copper assures optimal performance from the conductive materials within many ...Read More
U4E Receives Funds to Support Work on Energy Efficiency
United for Efficiency has received funds totaling $5 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) to support developing and emerging economies over the next three years in planning and implementing energy efficiency policies for lighting and appliances. With these policies, countries can save up to 20 per cent in electricity consumption, while reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. “United for Efficiency welcomes the ...Read More
Philips Lighting delivers one billion LED lights as part of Global Lighting Challenge
*This is a United for Efficiency Partner Story November 16, 2017 First company to break through the one billion LED milestone says it is on track to meet commitment of two billion LED lamps and luminaires ahead of 2020 target Savings realized equivalent to the energy generated by 30 medium-sized coal-fired power stations and CO2 emissions from 12 million cars Philips Lighting calls on governments to commit to 100% ...Read More
