Promotion of Energy
Efficiency and Conservation
The Energy Resources Section
supports member countries to pursue policies and undertake
measures for promotion of energy efficiency and conservation.
Activities are undertaken
in the following areas:
Policy Dialogue and Areas of Work
The Secretariat convened the Ad Hoc Expert
Group Meeting on End-Use Energy Efficiency for Promotion
of a Sustainable Energy Future, at UNCC in Bangkok, Thailand,
18-20 November 2002, with a view to solicit expert advice
and suggestions on policy options for promoting energy
efficiency in the Asian and Pacific region in follow-up
to the World Summit on Sustainable Development WSSD and
its Plan of Implementation.
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to see selected presentations, recommendations and other
information on the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on End-Use
Energy Efficiency for Promotion of a Sustainable Energy
Future.
Legislation and
Regulatory Framework
The secretariat provides a forum for
regional consultations on regulatory measures for promotion
of energy efficiency.
A study was conducted and published entitled
Energy
Efficiency - Compendium on Energy Conservation Legislation
in Asia and the Pacific Region. The compendium
comprises an introductory overview to the policy issues
involved, 4 selected country profiles and 4 selected sector/
issue papers. The publication also presents a collection
of selected legislation of member countries and International
Agreements related to promotion of energy efficiency.
A publication on Energy Efficiency Promotion
and Related Legislation in Economies in Transition has
been prepared in cooperation with the Sustainable Energy
Division (Energy
Efficiency 2000 Project) of the Economic
Commission for Europe (ECE). The Publication is available
in English and Russian.
A sub-regional seminar on energy conservation
regulation in the countries of Central Asia was held in
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 5-7 June 2002. Follow-up advisory
services are available upon request.
Financing
of Energy Efficiency Investments
With support provided
by the Government of Japan, the Energy Resources Section
organized a Regional Seminar on Promotion of Energy Efficiency
in Industry and Financing of Related Public and Private
Sector Investments, 30 Nov. - 2 Dec. 1999. A follow-up sub-regional
seminar on the same subject was convened in Almaty, Kazakhstan,
11-12 May 2000. A technical publication on the subject,
entitled "Energy Efficiency - Promotion of Energy Efficiency
in Industry and Financing of Investments" is available as
a hard copy and in HTML-format.
Climate
Change Mitigation
Production and consumption
of fossil fuels constitutes the main source of greenhouse
gas emissions (GHGs). Efforts to enhance efficiency of resource
use and reduction of emission thus need to focus on this
sector. Public as well as private sector entities will have
to play equally important roles in implementing the provisions
of the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol, with which the prospective
participating developing countries are not as yet sufficiently
acquainted.
ESDD Energy Resources Section and Environment Section propose
to initiate a new project entitled "Promoting Sustainable
Energy Development Partnerships for Implementation of Kyoto
Protocol in the Asia-Pacific Region" under which two
regional group training events are planned to be held during
the second half of 2003.
Sustainable
Energy Consumption through Consumer Information and Awareness
The ESCAP Secretariat has on various
occasions supported the national and regional dialogue with
consumer organizations and other environmentally concerned
NGOs. Through comparative testing of consumer products and
other public information and awareness creation campaigns,
consumer organizations can significantly contribute to the
promotion of sustainable consumption and a more sustainable
energy future.
Recent regional capacity building events
include the following:
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Regional Forum on Effective
Campaigning for Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable
Consumption, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 14-15 November
2001.
- North-East Asia Forum on Effective
Consumer Information for Sustainable Energy Use, Beijing,
China, 21-23 March 2001.
- Asia-Pacific
NGO Forum on Effective Consumer Information
for Sustainable Energy Use, held in Seoul, Republic
of Korea, 19-21 May 1999.
Consumer information initiatives
to promote efficient use of energy were also supported at
national levels in selected countries (including Indonesia,
February 2002, and Nepal, May 2002).
UNESCAP programmes for promotion
of sustainable consumption are supported by the Government
of the Republic of Korea.
Appliance Energy Efficiency
Standards and Labelling
In cooperation with United
Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York,
and jointly with the United States - based "Collaborative
Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)", ESCAP
co-organized and hosted a "Regional Symposium on Energy
Efficiency Standards and Labelling" in Bangkok from
29 to 31 May 2001. The Symposium was attended by some 100
distinguished regional and international experts. The proceedings
of the Symposium are available on CD-ROM..
A detailed overview on national
standards and labeling requirements in countries of the
Asia Pacific region is available from a variety of sources,
including the APEC
Energy Standards and Information System.
For more
information on UNESCAP projects and publication for promotion
of energy efficiency, email Pranesh
C. Saha, Chief, Energy Resources Section, ESCAP.
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