1 CSD 14 Partnership Fair May 1, 2006 Christine Egan Executive Director, CLASP The Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP): A Type II Partnership 2 CLASP CLASP Mission: CLASP seeks to serve as the primary international voice and resource for energy efficiency standards and labeling (S&L) worldwide. CLASP has conducted work in Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, China, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, India, Mexico, Nepal, Poland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay. It has supported regional S&L projects in 30 additional countries. 3 What is S&L? S&L = Energy Efficiency Standards and Labels Energy Efficiency Standards: are regulations that prescribe the energy performance of manufactured products, often prohibiting the sale of products less energy-efficient than the minimum standard. Energy Efficiency Labels: are informative labels affixed to manufactured products that indicate a products energy performance and provide consumers with the information necessary to make an informed purchase-decision. 4 Standards and labelling: dynamic policy measures to raise equipment efficiency 5 What about energy labelling? 6 MEPS are Highly Cost-Effective and Greatly Benefit the U.S. Economy Lifetime Benefits from Standards for 9 Residential Products Federal spending = $2 per household Efficiency investments stimulated = $900 per household Energy bill savings = $2400 per household Net savings to the US economy = $1500 per household Average benefit/cost ratio = 2.8:1 Primary energy savings = 8% of 2020 residential energy use Peak power savings = 20% of growth Cumulative net dollar savings = $150 billion Annual carbon reductions = 37 million metric tons of carbon (in 2020), a 9% reduction 7 Investment in S&L Is Better Than Investment in Power Production Cost of Electricity from Various New Sources: 8 The Nature of the CLASP Partnership International Governing Board (12 members from 8 countries) Open to all S&L stakeholders from around the world including: Country counterparts (who benefit from technical assistance); Implementing partners (who provide technical assistance); Sponsors (who fund technical assistance); and Affiliates such as appliance manufacturers and retailers (who are affected by S&L programs). Secretariat & Executive Director in Washington DC Registered UN WSSD partnership Partners throughout the World who commit to the CLASP Guiding Principles and Service Guarantee to Donors 9 CLASP Has Attracted Diverse Sponsors $US 9.7 Million Total 10 Going Forward the UN and Other Governments are Playing a Much Larger Role FY05 Awards of US$1.3 Million 11 A Measure of CLASPs Success Since 1999, CLASP has assisted with the implementation of 21 standards and/or labels. These efforts alone will save over 90 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity and 86 megatonnes of CO2 (MtCO2) annually by CLASP's future goal: Support adoption of policies that will reduce global anthropogenic CO2 emissions by 2% (230 MtCO2 per year) by 2030 avoiding MW plants. countries with 80% of the worlds population have standards and labelling