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{{Short description|International nonprofit organization}}

{{primary sources|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = CLASP

| name = CLASP (Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program)

| image = CLASP Logo.jpg

| established = 1999

| type = Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization

| purpose = Energy efficiency standards and labeling for appliances, equipment, and lighting

| leader_title = Founding Organizations

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'''CLASP''' (the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program) is an international [[nonprofit organization]] which provides technical and policy support to governments worldwide and works to implement energy [[Minimum energy performance standard|efficiency standards]] and labels (S&L) for appliances, lighting, and equipment. It specializes in publishing studies and analyses with relevance to S&L practitioners.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP|url=http://clasp.ngo}}</ref>

The organization was created in 1999 as a strategic cooperation of three organizations – the [[Alliance to Save Energy|Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)]], the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), and [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory|Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)|]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LBNL|url=http://eetd.lbl.gov/l2m2/clasp.html}}</ref> It became an independent, non profit [[501(c)(3)]] organization in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=UN Division for Sustainable Development|url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/sustdev/csd/csd15/PF/info/C_Egan.pdf|website=sustainabledevelopment.un.org|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>

CLASP conducts some of its technical analysis through an international network of partners, who are experts in the various aspects of S&L. Currently, CLASP's network includes over 200 technical experts and S&L practitioners from more than 30 different countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP-Implementing Partners|url=http://www.clasponline.org/RFPsPartnerships/Partnerships/OurPartners/ImplementingPartners}}</ref> Additionally, CLASP collaborates with various international S&L initiatives, such as Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Energy Standards Information System (APEC ESIS) and [[International Energy Agency]] Efficient Electrical End-Use Equipment (IEA 4E), to facilitate information exchange and connect S&L experts in similar regions or areas of expertise.<ref name="globalresearch">{{cite web|title=Where We Work - Global Research|url=http://www.clasponline.org/WhereWeWork/CurrentProgramLocations/GlobalResearch|access-date=2012-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005071132/http://www.clasponline.org/WhereWeWork/CurrentProgramLocations/GlobalResearch|archive-date=2012-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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CLASP joined the ClimateWorks Foundation (CWF) as a Global Best Practice Network (BPN) in March 2009. ClimateWorks' BPNs are institutions staffed by technical and regulatory experts who help design, implement, and enforce policies proven to reduce [[Greenhouse gas emissions|{{CO2}} emissions]]. The ClimateWorks Foundation focuses on the sectors and regions responsible for most of the world's carbon emissions. CLASP, as part of its partnership with ClimateWorks, moved from working exclusively in developing countries to also working in more industrialized economies including the United States and European Union.<ref>{{cite web| title=ClimateWorks Foundation|url=http://www.climateworks.org/}}</ref>

In 2011, CLASP was appointed as the Operating Agent for the Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) initiative, a multilateral collaboration initiated by the [[Clean Energy Ministerial]] (CEM) and the [[International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation]] (IPEEC) to transform the global market toward higher [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://superefficient.org/|title=SEAD Initiative}}</ref> SEAD member governments include Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. China participates as an observer.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEAD Initiative|url=http://superefficient.org/en/Regions.aspx}}</ref>

==Programs==

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Additionally, CLASP has two global programs—Global Research and the SEAD Initiative—which create original technical research, facilitate information exchange among countries, and disseminate S&L best practices internationally.<ref name="globalresearch"/> In 2021, 15 countries signed SEAD's Product Efficiency Call to Action, which aims to double the efficiency of lighting, residential cooling, residential refrigeration, and industrial electric motor systems globally by 2030.<ref>{{cite web|title=Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment, Initiatives|url=https://www.cleanenergyministerial.org/initiatives-campaigns/super-efficient-equipment-and-deployment-sead-initiative}}</ref>

==History==

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*'''2002''' – CLASP was registered as a [[World Summit on Sustainable Development]] (WSSD) partnership.

*'''2004''' – From 2000 to 2004, CLASP provided assistance for the development and implementation of 21 new minimum energy performance standards, energy efficiency endorsement labels, and energy information labels that will save 250 megatons of {{CO2}} by 2014.

*'''2005''' – CLASP became an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

*'''2007''' – CLASP became the Secretariat of [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] Energy Standards Information System (APEC ESIS) under direction of the APEC ESIS Project Overseers (now Japan) and Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EGEE&C).

*'''2009''' – CLASP joined the ClimateWorks Foundation's network as a Best Practice Network (BPN) in March.

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*''Compliance Counts: A Practitioners Guidebook on Best Practice Monitoring, Verification, and Enforcement (MV&E) for Appliance Standards &Labeling''

:The Guidebook, published in collaboration with Mark Ellis & Associates, is designed as a step-by-step manual for policymakers and S&L program administrators to design and implement a successful compliance regime. Drawing on the experiences of existing S&L programs worldwide, the Guidebook provides different approaches to implementing and improving all aspects of a compliance framework, including establishment of a legal basis for MV&E activities and enforcement options for non-compliance. According to the guidebook, effective compliance regimes: ensure that consumers receive the products they expect when making purchasing decisions; provide industry participants a fair market in which to operate; and safeguard current and future energy and [[greenhouse gas emissions]] savings from S&L programs, among other benefits.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, Compliance Counts: A Practitioner’sPractitioner's Guidebook on Best Practice Monitoring, Verification, and Enforcement for Appliance Standards & Labeling|url=https://www.clasp.ngo/research/all/compliance-counts-a-practitioners-guidebook-on-best-practice-monitoring-verification-and-enforcement-for-appliance-standards-labeling-1/}}</ref>

*''Energy Efficiency Labels and Standards: A Guidebook for Appliances, Equipment, And Lighting (also available in Chinese, Spanish and Korean)''

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:VeraSol evolved from Lighting Global Quality Assurance, a quality assurance initiative for off-grid solar products supported by the [[World Bank]]. Products in the database display technical information that can be compared across appliance categories and have been undergone testing in certified laboratories.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, VeraSol Product Database|url=https://www.clasp.ngo/tools/verasol-product-database/}}</ref>

==References==

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