Research Catalog

Title

Energy labels & standards.

Publication

Paris ; [London] : OECD, 2000.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• International Energy Agency.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description

195 p. : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.

Summary

Within the foreseeable future, refrigerators will be using 30% less electricity in some countries. Homes in the United States will be emitting 4% less carbon dioxide. Dozens of other common energy-using products will have become cleaner and more energy efficient. And all because of the growing use of energy labels and standards in industrialised countries. Energy labels and standards are only one way in which governments can diminish energy use, improve performance and slash greenhouse gas emissions. But they have proved remarkably effective, and their use is steadily spreading. This report by the International Energy Agency chronicles a number of success stories and offers suggestions on how they can be replicated. This study, the first in a planned series of Energy Efficiency Policy Profiles, analyses existing programmes, provides guidance for programmes now under consideration and points the way to possible international collaboration. It highlights the key elements in successful programmes.

Series Statement

Energy efficiency policy profiles

Uniform Title

• Energy efficiency policy profiles
• Energy Efficiency Policy Profiles

Alternative Title

Energy labels and standards

Subject

• OECD
• Energy labeling
• Energy conservation > Standards
• Household appliances > Efficiency
• Energy Standards

Genre/Form

Beispielsammlung.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- Introduction -- Terminology -- Current Labels and Standards in IEA Countries -- 2. Policy Primer: Step-by-Step Guide to Programme Development and Implementation -- -Introduction -- Step 1. Preliminary Assessment and Priority Setting -- Step 2. Authorisation and Programme Design Procedures -- Step 3. Product Priority Refinement -- Step 4. Design - Technical Parameters and Compliance Guidelines -- Step 5. Design - Testing Procedures -- Step 6. Design - Administrative Rules and Conformity Assessment -- Step 7. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting -- 3. Lessons Learned and Examples of Good Practices -- -Introduction -- Coherent Packages of Multiple Policy Instruments -- Open, Transparent and Systematic Programme Development Procedures -- Programme Elements that Reflect Product and Market Realities -- Solid Programme Credibility -- 4. Assessments of Actual and Expected Results of Labels and Standards in IEA Countries -- -Australia -- Canada -- European Union -- Switzerland -- United States -- 5. Issues for the Future -- Testing Protocols and Microcontrollers -- International Cooperation -- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A. Overview of Current Labels and Standards Programmes in IEA Countries -- Australia -- Canada -- Czech Republic and Hungary -- European Union -- Japan -- New Zealand -- Norway -- Switzerland -- Turkey -- United States -- North American Coordiation - NAFTA -- Pacific Rim Coordination - APEC -- Appendix B. Principles for the Conduct of Engineering and Market Analyses in the US Standards Programme -- Appendix C. References and Bibliography

ISBN

9264176918

OCLC

• 45325442
• SCSB-12556949

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library