UNEP IN 2022

Increasing energy efficiency is a crucial part of the climate agenda, and the UNEP-led United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative made strides in 2022. UNEP worked with Pakistan to put in place regulations that will result in annual energy savings of 1.3 TWh by 2030, with emission reductions equivalent to taking 630,000 passenger cars off the road. Meanwhile, U4E supported Indonesia in developing a ministerial decree on regulations that will deliver annual energy savings similar to those in Pakistan.

These efforts are aligned with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Roadmap for the Harmonisation of Lighting Product Standards, developed with U4E. With the implementation of these standards, ASEAN is projected to save 24 TWh of electricity consumption annually by 2030. This could help slash 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions annually and enable consumer savings of more than US$2 billion on electricity bills per year.

U4E’s 2022 Country Savings Assessments indicate that if all developing and emerging economies adopted minimum energy standards for lighting, over 122 TWh of electricity consumption would be saved annually by 2030, equivalent to the energy produced by 55 large power stations.

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Consumers in Chile can trade in energy-inefficient refrigerators for more sustainable models under the U4E scheme. Photo: Fundación Chile
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