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Cooling

National Conservation Week Celebrations in India, hosted by CLASP and BEE 

India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the guidance of the Ministry of Power, observed National Conservation Week from December 08 – 14, 2021. As part of the celebration, CLASP partnered with BEE in New Delhi to organise a National Workshop on the Role of Energy-Efficient Appliances in Market Transformation.  

New Efficiency Policies in India Could Avoid 15 Mt of CO₂ by 2030

India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency recently adopted voluntary energy efficiency policies for air compressors and ultra-high-definition televisions. This initiative aims to reduce the energy consumption and climate impacts attributed to such products, and increase savings for consumers via electricity bills.

CLASP Welcomes New Program Manager and Director of HR

CLASP has recently welcomed a new Program Manager for our work in Indonesia and our very first Director of Human Resources.

Lighting

LED Manufacturers Join Forces with the Clean Lighting Coalition

The CLASP-coordinated Clean Lighting Coalition brings together 37 LED companies across 17 countries to demonstrate market readiness for a global transition to clean, energy-efficient LED lighting.

Electronics

New Appliance Policies Expand Efficiency in Indonesia

Indonesia has issued new and updated energy efficiency policies, partially assisted by CLASP, for fans, refrigerators, rice cookers, air conditioners, and televisions that will remove inefficient products from the market and avoid 10.7 million metric tons of CO₂.

Cooling

Press Release: Pakistan Commits to Cut 50% of its GHG Emissions by 2030 in its Revised NDC

CLASP congratulates the Government of Pakistan for its submission of revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the UNFCCC and its commitment to accelerate the transition towards a climate-resilient economy.

Refrigeration

2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge Announces Preliminary Finalists

Seventeen products from 14 companies have been selected as preliminary finalists of the 2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge.

Analysis Finds ROI of Appliance Efficiency Well Below Social Cost of Carbon

New analysis from CLASP finds appliance standards and labeling policies deliver major climate benefits well below the social cost of carbon.

Lighting

Global Phase-Out of Fluorescents an Opportunity to Accelerate Adoption of LED Lighting

CLASP Manager Nyamolo Abagi wrote this piece for leading lighting industry platform Edison Report. The article details the importance of a rapid phase-out of toxic mercury-containing fluorescent bulbs in favor of more efficient, safe and mercury-free LEDs.

Cooling

CLASP Expands Our Work In Pakistan

With a new grant from the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program’s NDC Support Facility, CLASP will support the development of a Pakistan Cooling Action Plan (PCAP) that aims to expand access to cooling and minimize associated GHG emissions, while maximizing health benefits for consumers.

Appliance Efficiency: An Underutilized Opportunity on the Path to Net-Zero Emissions

Analysis shows current climate commitments will not achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. By leveraging data from CLASP's new tool, Mepsy, Senior Associate Lauren Boucher explores how minimum energy performance standards can help raise the ambition of NDCs and lower global emissions by 2030.

Beyond Energy Savings: How India’s Efficiency Policies Shape Markets and Help Households

CLASP Senior Associate Kishore Kumar reflects on the success of the India Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) flagship appliance energy efficiency program, and its role in driving change for households and businesses that rely on energy-using appliances and equipment to meet their needs.

Lighting

Ending Toxic Lighting Together – CLASP Coordinates the Clean Lighting Coalition

CLASP is proud to announce that we are coordinating the Clean Lighting Coalition (CLiC), a global partnership to capture the health and environmental benefits of eliminating mercury-based lighting under the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Cooling

Piloting Policy Compliance Best Practices in Vietnam

Rapid growth and industrialization have seen electricity consumption triple over the past decade in Vietnam, with cooling demand contributing a major portion of that growth. CLASP and our local partners kicked off a series of pilot activities that will support effective policy compliance for air conditioners and help protect markets from inefficient and low-quality products.

Cooling

New Collection Details Strengthened Policy Compliance Efforts in ASEAN Region

CLASP began collaborating with policymakers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2016 to build regional and national capacity for the implementation of ambitious AC energy efficiency policies. Read a new collection that details key aspects of the collaboration and provides testimonials from key participants on the resulting impacts.

Medical Equipment

CLASP Publishes First-of-its-kind Report on Medical Equipment and Clinic Electrification

The WHO estimates that 70% of medical devices in the Global South do not function and remain unused, in large part because the design of most medical equipment does not reflect the needs of off- and weak-grid clinics. Our report seeks to raise awareness of this under-appreciated challenge.

Motors

Efficient Permanent Magnet Motors Can Change the Way We Deliver Energy Access

A new report from Efficiency for Access offers the first comprehensive analysis of efficient motor applications in off-grid and weak grid appliance markets.

Cooling

Bringing Family Together

When Parvin purchased her solar home system and appliances through a Global LEAP Awards results-based financing mechanism, she never imagined the quality of service would be better than the grid.

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