Energy-efficiency labels and standards: A guidebook for appliances, equipment and lighting

摘要: Energy-performance improvements in consumer products are an essential element any government's portfolio of energy-efficiency and climate change mitigation programs. Governments need to develop balanced programs, both voluntary regulatory, that remove cost-ineffective, energy-wasting from the marketplace stimulate development cost-effective, energy-efficient technology. Energy-efficiency labels standards for appliances, equipment, lighting deserve be among first policy tools considered by a country's energy makers. The U.S. Agency International Development (USAID) United Nations Foundation (UNF) recognize support makers their efforts implement labeling programs have developed this guidebook, together with Collaborative Labeling Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), as primary reference. This guidebook was prepared over course past year significant contribution authors reviewers mentioned previously. Their diligent participation has made international guidance tool it intended be. lead would also like thank following individuals development, production, distribution guidebook: Marcy Beck, Elisa Derby, Diana Dhunke, Ted Gartner, Julie Osborn Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory well Anthony Ma Bevilacqua-Knight, Inc. is designed manual government officials others around world responsible developing, implementing, enforcing, monitoring, maintaining standards-setting It discusses pros cons adopting describes data, facilities, institutional human resources needed these provides on design, implementation, maintenance, evaluation design themselves. In addition, directs reader references other likely useful conducting activities described includes chapter policies complement appliance efficiency standards. attempts reflect framework intent sponsors distribute copies book worldwide at no charge general public benefit. available web www.CLASPonline.org can downloaded used intact or piecemeal whatever beneficial purposes readers may conceive.