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CLASP's Senior Director, Bishal Thapa shares insights into his conversation with Mr. Abhay Bakre, Director General of India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency. As India scales up climate change mitigation efforts, this conversation dives into new strategies to leverage efficiency to meet India's carbon reduction goals.
10 Jul 2022
Cooling
From the proceedings of EEDAL ‘19, renowned publisher Springer compiled Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL) in May, 2022. Three chapters of the publication have been co-authored by CLASP’s PK Mukherjee, Neha Dhingra and Kishore Kumar.
08 Jul 2022
A case of manufacturer interference during efficiency testing for ACs in Brazil underscores the importance of reliable, airtight procedures.
07 Jul 2022
Lighting
In partnership with the Healthy Hospital Project and CLASP, the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (Teaching Hospital of Botucatu) in São Paulo is replacing over 3,000 fluorescent bulbs with energy-efficient LED alternatives - reducing lighting electricity costs by 40%.
Heating
A new report from CLASP and the Regulatory Assistance Project advocates for households to replace existing air conditioning units at the end of their useful life with look-alike electric heat pumps.
Cooking
With support from the European Climate Foundation (ECF), CLASP launched a new project to accelerate the transition to clean cooking in the EU and UK.
06 Jul 2022
Last year, Indonesia committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2060; CLASP is supporting the government to integrate appliance efficiency considerations into the national plan.
05 Jul 2022
CLASP, through Efficiency for Access, manages the Global LEAP Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge (OGCCC)- an international competition to identify and promote the most energy-efficient, sustainable and cost-effective technologies designed for use by smallholder farmers and producers to meet cold storage requirements.
28 Jun 2022
We are pleased to announce that CLASP launched a new Twitter handle, @CLASP_Europe, that will focus on strengthening our partner network and encouraging appliance efficiency policy development in the European Union and United Kingdom.
17 Jun 2022
CLASP is excited to share that Nicole Kearney is stepping up to lead CLASP’s Europe team.
After more than a decade strengthening global appliance efficiency policies at CLASP, Ana Maria Carreño is stepping into a new role as Senior Director of our Climate portfolio.
14 Jun 2022
New Brazil AC policy is expected to mitigate 72 Mt of CO₂ and deliver $6.2 billion USD in savings by 2040.
07 Jun 2022
Mepsy, CLASP’s climate impact calculator, now allows users to forecast climate impacts into 2050.
27 May 2022
CLASP recently integrated our climate and clean energy access research teams, with the expanded mandate of climate adaptation, equity, and environmental justice and protection. Meet our new team!
The Heating Efficiency and Affordability Tax Relief (HEATR) Act proposes incentives for manufacturers to increase production of heat pumps and phase out production of inefficient, non-condensing air conditioners.
25 May 2022
On May 19, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.500 into law, officially making Vermont the first US state to ban all four-foot linear fluorescent lamps in 2024.
23 May 2022
From 1-3 June, team members from our Washington D.C., Nairobi, Europe and New Delhi offices will present at the International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL) in Toulouse, France.
19 May 2022
CLASP Senior Manager Nyamolo Abagi will now oversee the Efficiency for Access program, with the support of CLASP Manager Yasemin Erboy Ruff in a deputy role.
11 May 2022
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