Cooling

Cooling India: Energy-Efficient Fans for a Greener Tomorrow

41 million ceiling fans are sold annually in India but only 3% are energy-efficient models. To address this, the Indian government is forging multiple collaborations to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse emissions, and energy costs while fostering sustainability.

21 Nov 2023

Heating

Addressing China’s Climate Comfort Dilemma

Efficiency standards for air conditioners in China face a critical challenge from auxiliary heating, burdening consumers with higher energy bills and stifling technological innovation in the industry. CLASP is collaborating with experts to tackle this.

17 Nov 2023

Motors

Improving Appliances, Changing Lives: Pakistan’s Industry Accelerator

CLASP launched the Industry Accelerator program with an aim to transform the motor and water heater manufacturing sectors in Pakistan to produce more efficient and quality products.

17 Nov 2023

New Report Reveals Shortage of Appliance Efficiency Policies in NDCs

Despite its massive climate mitigation potential, appliance efficiency is often left out of nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement, CLASP analysis shows.

09 Nov 2023

The Global Appliance Stocktake

Getting on track to meet appliance efficiency goals may seem daunting, but governments already have the solutions on hand.

09 Oct 2023

Cooling

Report Exposes Widespread Dumping of Inefficient, Climate-Damaging ACs with Obsolete Refrigerants

CLASP’s new report examines the ongoing, widespread sale of less efficient air conditioners with obsolete refrigerants across Southeast Asia. The research includes actionable solutions which could reduce a billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions over 25 years, and slash consumers energy bills.

20 Sep 2023

Collaborating towards Net Zero in Indonesia

CLASP and the Indonesian government collaborate to bolster energy conservation efforts in the country by expanding Minimum Energy Performance Standards to achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2060.

28 Aug 2023

Lighting

Lighting The Path to Net Zero: Boosting China’s LED Efficiency

CLASP is partnering with the China National Institute for Standardization to accelerate the country’s transition to more energy-efficient LEDs.

14 Aug 2023

Heating

Bridging the Innovation Gap: Pakistani Manufacturers Tour Chinese Test Facility

To encourage domestic appliance innovation, CLASP led a group of Pakistani manufacturers on a lab tour of a leading appliance test facility in China.

25 Jul 2023

Cooling

CLASP Collaborates to Accelerate India’s Net Zero Transition

CLASP and India's Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial to support EESL's 10 million Energy-Efficient Fans program, which will help support India's transition to Net Zero Carbon Emissions.

24 Jul 2023

Cooling

Catalyzing India’s Transition to Energy-Efficient Fans

CLASP co-hosted a workshop with Energy Efficiency Services Limited to discuss strategies to enable the adoption of 10 million energy-efficient ceiling fans in India.

11 Jul 2023

Cooling

Results from China’s Energy Efficiency Program Encourage Further Progress

Evidence of China’s successful energy efficiency policies encourages CLASP to continue raising ambition through collaboration with industry and government.

15 Jun 2023

Video: CLASP Launches Awareness Video on India’s Standards & Labeling Program for World Environment Day

CLASP, in collaboration with BEE, launched a video educate Indian consumers about the S&L program for residential appliances.

05 Jun 2023

Cooking

PRESS RELEASE: On World Environment Day, Indian Govt holds Conference on Consumer-Centric Approaches for E-Cooking Transition

Observing World Environment Day, India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency and CLASP hosted a conference on consumer-centric approaches for a transition to e-cooking.

05 Jun 2023

Cooling

PRESS RELEASE: Supporting the Deployment of Approximately 10 Million Energy-Efficient Fans Pan-India

On June 2, EESL and CLASP co-hosted a workshop to discuss opportunities, challenges and ways to increase the adoption of energy-efficient fans in India.

02 Jun 2023

Distribution Transformers

Minimizing Energy Losses: Botswana Increases Efficiency for Distribution Transformers

In an effort to reduce energy wastage and maximize efficiency, the Government of Botswana has recently adopted minimum energy performance standards for distribution transformers.

29 May 2023

Cooling

Powering Up Pakistan: CLASP’s Two-Year Plan to Tackle Energy Crises & Climate Change

CLASP's next two-year program in Pakistan will tackle the ongoing energy crisis and help adapt to worsening climate conditions.

17 May 2023

Lighting

Guarding Against Low-Efficiency Appliances in East & Southern Africa

Through UNIDO’s EELA project, CLASP is building compliance capacity to protect East and Southern African markets from energy inefficient appliances.

12 May 2023