CLASP Contributes to European Commission Dialogue on Energy-Efficient Products
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The European Union sets the pace for global action on energy efficiency. CLASP is helping to drive it forward.
In October 2025, CLASP was invited to join policymakers, manufacturers, retailers, civil society representatives, and market surveillance authorities at the European Commission’s implementation dialogue on energy-efficient product legislation.
Hosted by Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen, the discussion focused on how to strengthen the implementation, enforcement, and real-world impact of the European Union’s (EU) product efficiency policies.
During the dialogue, Nicole Kearney, the director of CLASP’s Europe program, highlighted that ambitious ecodesign and energy labeling policies drive progress far beyond the EU’s borders. Drawing on CLASP’s global experience and collaboration with policymakers, she noted how countries like Australia, Brazil, China, India, and South Africa often look to EU policies as models for their own frameworks—or even adopt them directly.
“The European Union sets the pace for global progress on energy and climate through product efficiency,” Kearney said. “Every step forward in Brussels accelerates action worldwide, and every delay slows it down.”
Left to right: Nicole Kearney, Director at CLASP, Adam McCarthy, Secretary General of the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association, and Siada El Ramly, Head of Government Affairs EU at eBay at the European Commission's Implementation Dialogue on energy efficiency of products in October 2025.
[Photo: Lukasz Kobus] © European Union, 2025, CC BY 4.0
Most organizations present stressed the need for clear, transparent, and well-resourced policy processes to minimize delays and enable the EU to achieve its climate and energy objectives. Many emphasized the importance of strengthening market surveillance and compliance mechanisms and supporting them with additional resources.
CLASP also called for deeper civil society engagement in standards development to help ensure that standards remain relevant, ambitious, and responsive to technological innovation.
In addition, CLASP believes that improved coordination, digital tools, and consistent guidance across EU Member States are key to ensuring that products sold on the market meet EU efficiency standards.
CLASP is proud to support the European Commission and EU Member States in strengthening product efficiency policies that benefit people, businesses, and the planet, in Europe and beyond.