European Union

• CLASP supported the European Commission in developing regulations for five products, helping prevent an estimated 288 megatons (Mt) of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by 2030.

• From 2019 to 2021, CLASP contributed to an update of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive to phase out several types of fluorescent lamps, cutting electricity use by 190 terrawatt hours, avoiding 55 megatons of CO₂ emissions by 2035, and saving the EU 18.2 billion euros.

• CLASP is driving efforts to bring the health, climate, and cost benefits of electric cooking to more people in Europe. CLASP estimates that a phase-down of gas hobs in 2027 and a phase-out in 2030 would avoid 71 Mt of CO₂ emissions by 2050.

The European Union, the fourth highest-emitting economy in the appliances sector, is a global leader on appliance policy. CLASP advises and collaborates with the European Commission, EU Member States, NGOs, and industry partners to develop and promote appliance policies that accelerate the transition toward efficient technologies.

Our team helps catalyze world-leading policies through groundbreaking research, rigorous product testing, and impactful communications that highlight the health and climate impacts of residential decarbonization, specifically through efficient and climate-friendly heating and cooking.

CLASP takes an active role in supporting the EU’s transition to a more sustainable economy through policy-based circularity principles. We participate in consultations for the EU’s revision of the Ecodesign framework and collaborate closely with policymakers to drive ambitious product efficiency standards and labelling requirements for a range of appliances, including computers, cooking, displays, and heating. CLASP also works with market surveillance authorities to ensure that only compliant products are sold on the market. We conduct research to catalyze world-leading efficiency policies in the transition to electric cooking appliances.

• Clean cooking campaign: CLASP’s groundbreaking research is catalyzing world-leading efficiency policies and a transition to electric cooking appliances. CLASP is partnering with organizations, advocates, and experts to build a strong evidence base and raise awareness about the benefits of electric cooking.
• Circular economy: CLASP takes an active role in supporting the EU’s transition to a more sustainable economy through policy-based circularity principles. CLASP participates in consultations on the EU’s revision of the Ecodesign framework, which goes beyond energy efficiency and may cover the whole life cycle of the product.
• Compliance: CLASP works with market surveillance authorities and other stakeholders to ensure that only compliant products are sold on the market, both online and in-store, with labels that consumers trust.
• Ecodesign and Energy Labelling: CLASP works with policymakers to drive ambitious product efficiency standards and labelling requirements for a range of appliances, including heating, cooking, computers, and displays. We do this through partnerships and innovative research, including for the development of test methods that better reflect how we use products every day.