More than 1.2 billion people around the globe lack access to electricity, and another billion suffer from unreliable access. Energy poverty is all too common among the world’s poorest 4 billion people

LED lamps from quality suppliers are rapidly reducing in price – and improving in energy efficiency – far beyond industry and expert forecasts. Additionally, major consumer and professional lighting c

Policy Situation In September 2016, the final stage of 244/2009 (“Stage 6”) is scheduled take effect and phase out D-class mains-voltage halogen lamps, in favour of B-class halogen lamps and more effi

In October 2014, policymakers and market surveillance authorities in the Asia-Pacific region gathered in Beijing for a one-day Compliance Best Practices Workshop to share best practices on compliance

In an effort to support the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the US Department of Energy (DOE) in developing new energy efficiency standards for computers, CLASP collected and analyzed computer

In June, CLASP hosted a session at the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) on two analyses geared towards assisting the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) to improve China’s appliance energ

Approximately 85% of U.S. households have clothes dryers. They account for 6% of residential electricity consumption and cost consumers about $9 billion every year.  Despite this, they are the only ma

In collaboration with UNEP’s en.lighten Initiative, CLASP, as Operating Agent of the Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) initiative under the Clean Energy Ministerial, delivered

In May 2013, CLASP and Navigant Consulting published an analysis showing an opportunity to enhance the effectiveness of energy labelling in the EU by revisiting the label design. Market research was

In this discussion paper, analysis by CLASP has identified an additional 40-70 TWh per annum by 2030 from eleven existing ecodesign and energy labelling regulations covering seven product groups. All