CLASP

making appliance energy efficiency the new global standard

Current Program Locations

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  • China
    In China there is a potential to save 300 Mt CO2/year by 2020 through working on a strategic S&L program for major energy consuming products; increasing S&L compliance rate through local enforcement efforts; and accelerating the market transformation to high-energy efficiency products.
    China
  • Europe
    In the EU there is potential to achieve the EU's energy and climate policy target of saving 147 Mt CO2/year by 2020 through strengthening individual regulations for appliances, equipment and lighting; and improving market verification and enforcement.
    Europe
  • India
    In India there is a potential to save 210 Mt CO2/year by 2020 through expanding existing S&L; improving monitoring, verification and enforcement; and transforming the market through targeted demand and supply chain interventions.
    India
  • Mexico
    In Mexico there is a potential to save 30 Mt CO2/year by 2030 through improving standards-setting methodologies; strengthening the requirements of current standards through harmonization with international benchmarks; and expanding the existing S&L program to include additional products.
    Mexico
  • United States
    In the US there is a potential to save 500 Mt CO2/year by 2020 through supporting the establishment of S&L; gaining industry support for energy efficiency; and redesigning test procedures so they more accurately measure energy use and promote technological innovation.
    United States
  • Worldwide
    Worldwide there is a potential to save 3.1 Gt CO2/year by 2020 through increasing the product coverage and target levels for S&L; expanding the global pool of S&L practitioners; expanding global information dissemination; and accelerating global monitoring, verification, and enforcement.
    World

CLASP News

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  • CLASP Welcomes Amit Khare, Program Manager

    Amit has extensive experience in the appliance standards and labeling (S&L) program in India, including product-specific analysis, research to support energy efficiency labeling design, program management, and energy savings and GHG emissions analysis.

  • CLASP Update, January 2012

    CLASP's work on the SEAD Initiative is off to a fast-paced start in 2012!

  • S&L News

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  • Clean Energy Ministerial Announces Global Competition to Crown World's Most Energy-Efficient Flat Panel Televisions

    The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative today announced the first SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition, a global competition that aims to encourage the production and sale of more energy efficient electronics and appliances.

  • CLASP and New Jersey Clean Energy Host Stakeholder Summit on Super-Efficient Clothes Dryers

    The primary purpose of the summit was to bring together a variety of key stakeholders in the North American clothes dryer market to discuss opportunities for participation in upcoming market transformation programs and to collaborate on current and future super-efficient dryer research.