ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Sudhir Sharma

UN Environment programme

SDG 7 Implementation in Asia and Pacific, 19 – 21 March, 2019

Bangkok, Thailand

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Energy Efficiency Contribution to global

goals

• SDG 7 EE goal - By 2030, double

the global rate of improvement in

energy efficiency.

• EE is the cheapest form of clean

energy – contributes to affordable

energy.

• Reduces cost of implementing

RE projects.

• Energy Efficiency key contributor

to addressing Climate Change.

• Over 80% of NDCs mention EE

as key measures for achieving

GHG reductions.

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Energy Efficiency – across sectorsMaking the Paris Agreement a reality

• Energy Efficiency gains

comes from all sectors,

Industry, buildings, transport

sector.

• Transport sector offers the

maximum gains.

• EE led de-coupling has

positive impacts on reducing

air pollution.

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Push and Pull measures for EE

• Policy push has been the

key factor behind energy

efficiency in all the sectors.

• Incentive push by governments

has complemented the policy

push.

• Subsidies for fuel and

electricity have better use as

incentives for energy efficiency

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Energy Efficient Appliances

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United For Efficiency Programme

• Labelling

Schemes

• Procurement

Policies

• Tax incentives

• Utility

Mandates

Sources: International Energy Agency; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; UN Environment

Method: Approximate savings in 2030 in emerging & developing economies if today’s best available technologies are adopted

*Electric motors systems use over half of global electricity, some of which is accounted for in ACs and Refrigerators

Room Air Conditioners•Can improve efficiency by 30%

Indoor & Outdoor Lighting •Can improve efficiency 40 - 60%

Electric Motor Systems*•Can improve efficiency 20 - 30%

Residential Refrigerators•Can improve efficiency by 60%

Distribution Transformers•Can improve efficiency by 30%

U4E Product Coverage

Use >50% of Electricity

Source: NRDC

The Success of Standards

U4E worked on Model Regulation Guidelines:

→ intended as a guideline to help inform regulatory

authorities and policy makers in developing and

emerging economies.

→ sets a minimum efficiency floor to prohibit future

sales of inefficient products from the market.

A range of stakeholders, including governments,

manufacturers and environmental groups contributed to

the document.

Supporting Global Market

Transformation:

MODEL REGULATION GUIDELINES

Light

Bulbs

Linear

Lamps

Residential

Refrigerator

s

Room Air

Conditioners

Available now! Spring 2019 Spring 2019 Spring 2019

U4E Model Regulations

Lighting MEPS Map

Mandatory

Voluntary / Unknown

In Progress

No Data Found

Refrigeration MEPS Map

Mandatory

Voluntary / Unknown

In Progress

No Data Found

Air Conditioning MEPS Map

Mandatory

Voluntary / Unknown

In Progress

No Data Found

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Key Challenges in Scaling Efforts up

• The challenge is the coverage and the enforcement of the S&L

programmes in the countries.

• Human resources to operationalize the system.

• Allocation of financial resources by the Governments in operating

the systems.

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ADDITIONALTOOLS & PRODUCTS

Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement Guides

5 Policy Guides for selected products

150 Country Assessments

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Energy Efficient Buildings

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Buildings and Energy Consumption

• Residential sector accounts for 36% of direct and in-direct final

energy consumption and 39% of GHG emissions.

• It is a key sector in developing countries as most of the building

stock is yet to be built – hence, a great opportunity.

• Global Initiative on Resource Efficient Cities, the Cities Alliance and

the UN Environment- UN Habitat Greener Cities Partnership.

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Buildings and Energy Consumption

• Energy efficiency in buildings arises from three factors – Building

Envelope (insultation, improved windows, etc.); Energy used by

systems (heating, cooling, ventilation, etc); and components

(cooking equipment, lighting, etc.)

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Buildings and Energy Consumption

• Building Energy Efficiency is highlighted as key element in a

number of INDCs, including developing countries.

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Buildings Codes

• A key policy instrument to push the energy efficiency in Buildings in

Building Energy Codes – cover both the building envelope and

building systems.

• Most of the big countries in Asia have Building energy codes.

• The coverage and enforcement are not adequate to get the

benefits.

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Buildings Certification

• Building certification schemes, generally run by a number of private

initiatives (LEEDS, GBC, etc) evaluate the performance of the

buildings and its energy systems, includes operations.

• Most countries using it use it for high end commercial buildings.

• Still used as voluntary system in most countries.

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Efficiency in Transport Sector

• Key reduction in Emissions come from:

• Public and Non-motorized transport;

• Fuel Efficiency; and,

• Electric Vehicles – are more efficient than ICEs.

• Key support initiatives

• Share the Road (StR) – promote and develop non-

motorized transport policies.

• Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) – double vehicle

fuel efficiency by 2050.

• E-Mob – supporting electrification of the vehicle fleet.

• Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) – reduce

emissions from light-duty vehicles.

• Climate and Clean Air Coalition - Reducing Emissions

from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles including Soot-Free

Buses Initiative.

UN EnvironmentPromoting Sustainable Low Emissions Transport

24Source: UNEP, 2017 (unpublished).

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Fuel Economy Policy Options – focusing on

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Source: ICCT

VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCYSTANDARDS

FISCAL MEASURES

MARKET-BASED APPROACHES

INFORMATION MEASURES

• Introduce and regularly strengthen mandatory standards

• Establish and harmonize testing procedures

for fuel efficiency measurement.

• Fuel taxes and vehicle taxes to encourage thepurchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles.

• Infrastructure support and incentive schemes

for very fuel-efficient vehicles.

• Voluntary programs such as U.S. SmartWay and other green freight programs

• Vehicle fuel economy labels • Improving vehicle operational efficiency

through eco-driving and other measures.

Thank you

Sudhir Sharma

sharma66@un.org

www.unep.org