4E - Efficient Electrical End-Use Equipment


IEA Implementing Agreement for a
Co-operating Programme on Efficient Electrical End-Use Equipment (4E)

 

A number of  IEA member countries join forces in a new international collaborative programme to promote wider use of more energy-efficient electrical equipment. This co-operation is taking place in the framework of the new IEA implementing agreement. The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has in March 2008 given support to the co-operation.

 

The co-operation will focus on efficiency of electrical end-use equipment. Energy efficiency is more than ever a top priority on the international agenda. Using energy-efficient equipment is the most cost-effective short-term path to greater energy security and lower greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. It reduces pressure on energy resources.

 

The IEA estimates that energy-efficiency improvements could contribute 47% of reductions in energy-related CO2 emissions potentially achievable by 2030.

 

Addressing today's energy challenges has a global as well as a national perspective. Electrical equipment is produced and traded on a global scale. Very substantial gains are possible if energy-efficiency issues are addressed through international co-operation and interaction, being crucial when responding to governments' need for guidance. The new "4E" IEA Implementing Agreement may constitute an essential collaborative tool.

News & Events


The IEA governing board has approved the establishment of the 4E Implementing Agreement, promoting energy efficient electrical equipment.

 

Motor Systems Annex Start-Up Meeting

A succesful start-up meeting of the Motor Systems Annex was held in Zurich, Switzerland.

 

Trade and Climate Seminar in Copenhagen

Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy presented the initiatives on Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment at a WTO seminar in Copenhagen, 9 May 2008

 

Upcoming Events

4E Seminar & 2nd ExCo Meeting in Washington, 23-24 October 2008

 

 

 

 


4E is an

International Energy Agency

Implementing Agreement

promoting the use of sustainable electrical appliances and energy efficient equipment.

 


 

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