Cooling

Brazil’s Latest AC Policy to Dramatically Cut Costs and Emissions

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

Heating

HEATR Act Introduced in US Senate

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

Lighting

Find CLASP at the International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL)

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

Refrigeration

New Visi Cooler Policy could Save Pakistani Shopkeepers Millions

CLASP supported a new refrigerated display case (visi cooler) policy that could save Pakistani shopkeepers millions through reduced energy costs, if adopted as proposed.

05 May 2022

Cooling

Brazil and China Meet to Discuss the Future of Cooling MEPS

Representatives from Chinese and Brazilian governmental bodies met to discuss development of commercial air conditioning MEPS in a global context.

29 Mar 2022

Integrating Appliance Efficiency into Nationally Determined Contributions

CLASP’s new report investigates the lack of appliance efficiency policy included in countries’ NDCs and provides recommendations to governments on how they can best leverage ambitious appliance efficiency policies in revised climate commitments.

29 Mar 2022

Water

CLASP Supports Water Solutions in Increasingly Dry South Africa

Among the driest countries in the world, South Africa must implement urgent solutions to mitigate potential water crises. CLASP is supporting the South African government to implement efficiency policies to protect valuable water resources in the country.

21 Mar 2022

Lighting

EU Bans Toxic Fluorescent Bulbs Domestically but Continues Exporting

The European Commission published a law that will phase-out general purpose fluorescent lighting, citing mercury toxicity, across Europe in 2023. Since 2019, CLASP has contributed research and evidence to support this decision in Europe and is now working to phase-out fluorescents globally under the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

25 Feb 2022

Cooling

Indonesian Cooling Appliance Policies to Avert 10.5 Mt CO₂ by 2030

This past December, Indonesia adopted policies for two common cooling appliances, aided by CLASP research.

17 Feb 2022

Updated Features Advance Mepsy’s Energy Efficiency Analysis Abilities

Almost a year after its initial launch, Mepsy received a major update that includes lighting data and compliance rate considerations, giving users even more precise data.

08 Feb 2022

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.

17 Dec 2021

To reduce the burden on South Africa's national grid and reduce consumers’ electricity bills, CLASP is supporting the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) to develop efficiency policies for televisions. These policies will further help reduce CO₂ emissions from the country.

29 Nov 2021

Road to Net Zero: Paving the Way with Appliance Energy Efficiency

Before and during COP26, 14 countries signed on to the Product Efficiency Call to Action. Through multiple articles, reports, and editorials, CLASP and its partners shared the necessity and urgency of widely adopting appliance energy efficiency policies on our journey to net zero emissions.

17 Nov 2021

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.

10 Nov 2021

Shift Appliance Standards into Neutral

Arçelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu recommends that governments adopt technology-neutral standards to accelerate innovation & enable businesses to move rapidly to bring super-efficient appliances and equipment to customers.

03 Nov 2021

Water

CLASP Supports Policies to Improve Water Efficiency in South Africa

Over the past five years, South Africa has experienced an ongoing drought and water crisis.  CLASP is supporting the South African government to introduce efficiency policies that will reduce water consumption and wastage.

21 Oct 2021

On behalf of the African Parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer, Ghana submitted a draft decision proposing next steps in stopping the environmentally harmful dumping of new and used cooling appliances that are also inefficient and/or use obsolete refrigerants. CLASP and IGSD’s investigations supported the quantitative and policy foundation for this proposal.

07 Oct 2021

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.

17 Sep 2021