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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

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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>

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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==