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{{Infobox organization

| name = CLASP

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

| image = CLASP Logo.jpg|200px

| 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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| headquarters = [[Washington, DC]], [[United States|USA]]

| website = {{URL|clasponlineclasp.orgngo}}

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

== About CLASP ==

The '''Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)''' is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to “serve as the primary resource and voice for appliance, lighting and equipment energy efficiency worldwide.”<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP|url=http://www.clasponline.org}}</ref>

CLASP was created in 1999 as a strategic cooperation of three organization – the [[Alliance to Save Energy|Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)]], the [http://www.iiec.org/ International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC)], and [http://www.lbl.gov/ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]<ref>{{cite web|title=LBNL|url=http://eetd.lbl.gov/l2m2/clasp.html}}</ref> and became an independent, non profit 501(c)3 organization in 2005.

CLASPThe organization was created in 1999 as a strategic cooperation of three organizationorganizations – the [[Alliance to Save Energy|Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)]], the [http://www.iiec.org/ International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC)], and [http://www.lbl.gov/[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory|Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LBNL|url=http://eetd.lbl.gov/l2m2/clasp.html}}</ref> andIt 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 provides technical and policy support to governments worldwide working to implement energy [[Minimum energy performance standard|efficiency standards]] and labels (S&L) for appliances, lighting, and equipment, and specializes in publishing studies and analyses with relevance to S&L practitioners.

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’sCLASP'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 [http://www.apec-esis.org Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Energy Standards Information System (APEC ESIS)] and [http://www.iea-4e.org/ [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>

CLASP joined the [http://www.climateworks.org/ 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 [http://superefficient.org/ Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) initiative], a multilateral collaboration initiated by the [http://www.cleanenergyministerial.org/ [Clean Energy Ministerial]] (CEM)] and the [http://www.ipeec.org/ [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==

Since 1999, CLASP has worked in over 50 countries on six continents. Some of CLASP’sCLASP's past program locations include Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Fiji, Ghana, Poland, South Africa, Tunisia, and Uruguay.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, Where We Work – Past Program Locations|url=http://www.clasponline.org/WhereWeWork/PastProgramLocations/Overview|access-date=2012-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005065952/http://www.clasponline.org/WhereWeWork/PastProgramLocations/Overview|archive-date=2012-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

CLASP currently has programs in China, Brazil, Europe, Southeast Asia, East Africa, India, and the United States,<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, Where We Work|url=http://www.clasponline.org/WhereWeWork|access-date=2012-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005065937/http://www.clasponline.org/WhereWeWork|archive-date=2012-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> collaborating with policymakers[[policymaker]]s, regulators, and their stakeholders to facilitate the development and

implementation of energy efficiency S&L.

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=CLASP,Super-Efficient WhereEquipment Weand WorkAppliance - GlobalDeployment, ResearchInitiatives|url=httphttps://www.clasponlinecleanenergyministerial.org/WhereWeWorkinitiatives-campaigns/CurrentProgramLocations/GlobalResearchsuper-efficient-equipment-and-deployment-sead-initiative}}</ref>

==History==

* '''1999''' – CLASP was established by three founding organizations – the Alliance to Save Energy, the International Institute for Energy Conservation, and [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]].

* '''2000''' – CLASP’sCLASP's first website launched in July, 2000.

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

* '''2000''' – CLASP’s first website launched in July, 2000.

*'''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.

*'''20022005''' – CLASP wasbecame registeredan as a World Summit on Sustainable Developmentindependent 501(WSSDc)(3) non-profit partnershipcorporation.

*'''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’sFoundation's network as a Best Practice Network (BPN) in March.

*'''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.

*'''2011''' – CLASP was appointed as the Operating Agent of Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD), a government-led international market transformation initiative for highly efficient appliances and equipment.

*'''2012''' – CLASP website was selected by the 16th Annual Webby Awards as an Official Honoree in the Green category.

==Publications &and Tools==

'''Publications'''

* ''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2012/Cooling-Benchmarking-Study Cooling Benchmarking Study]''

:CLASP's Global Research team embarked on the development of a series of benchmarking studies in 2010. The first analysis in the series, the Cooling Benchmarking Study, was carried out in partnership with Econoler, Navigant, Centro de Ensayos Innovación y Servicios (CEIS) and the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy (ACEEE), and provides an international comparison of energy efficiency performance and policy measures for room air conditioners used in the residential sector. The study, which was finalized in July 2011, delivers first-of-their-kind conversion formulas to compare seasonal performance metrics of room air conditioners across economies that use different test methods. These formulas enable countries and experts a means to compare the stringency of various S&L programs and to identify opportunities to adopt S&L best practices.

* ''Opportunities for Success and {{CO2}} Savings from Appliance Energy Efficiency Harmonization''

:The study, published in collaboration with Paul Waide of Navigant Consulting, Lloyd Harrington of Energy Efficiency Strategies, and Michael Scholand, conducts an extensive investigation of the energy efficiency standards and labeling programs in place in China, the European Union, India, Japan, and the US. It documents [[Minimum energy performance standard|Minimum Energy Performance Requirements]] for 24 types of residential, commercial, and industrial appliances and equipment in these economies and identifies products with the greatest potential for global harmonization. The study also highlights economy-specific gap analyses, which illustrate gaps in policy coverage and estimate potential energy savings achieved through the adoption of world’s most comprehensive standards.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, CLASP and Navigant Consulting Publish Opportunities for Success and {{CO2}} Savings from Appliance Energy Efficiency Harmonization|url=httphttps://www.clasponlineclasp.orgngo/ResourcesToolsresearch/Resourcesall/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2011/Opportunitiesenergy-efficiency-labels-and-standards-a-guidebook-for-applianceappliances-EEequipment-harmonizationand-lighting-2/}}</ref>

* ''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2011/Opportunities-for-appliance-EE-harmonization Opportunities for Success and CO2 Savings from Appliance Energy Efficiency Harmonization]''

:The study, published in collaboration with Paul Waide of Navigant Consulting, Lloyd Harrington of Energy Efficiency Strategies, and Michael Scholand, conducts an extensive investigation of the energy efficiency standards and labeling programs in place in China, the European Union, India, Japan, and the US. It documents Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for 24 types of residential, commercial, and industrial appliances and equipment in these economies and identifies products with the greatest potential for global harmonization. The study also highlights economy-specific gap analyses, which illustrate gaps in policy coverage and estimate potential energy savings achieved through the adoption of world’s most comprehensive standards.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, CLASP and Navigant Consulting Publish Opportunities for Success and CO2 Savings from Appliance Energy Efficiency Harmonization|url=http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2011/Opportunities-for-appliance-EE-harmonization}}</ref>

*''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2010/Compliance-Counts-MVE-guidebook 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=httphttps://www.clasponlineclasp.orgngo/ResourcesToolsresearch/Resourcesall/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2010/Compliancecompliance-Countscounts-MVEa-practitioners-guidebook-on-best-practice-monitoring-verification-and-enforcement-for-appliance-standards-labeling-1/}}</ref>

*''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2010/Compliance-Counts-MVE-guidebook 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’s Guidebook on Best Practice Monitoring, Verification, and Enforcement for Appliance Standards & Labeling|url=http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2010/Compliance-Counts-MVE-guidebook}}</ref>

*''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelsGuidebook Energy Efficiency Labels and Standards: A Guidebook for Appliances, Equipment, And Lighting (also available in Chinese, Spanish and Korean)]''

:This guidebook is designed as a manual for government officials and others around the world responsible for developing, implementing, enforcing, monitoring, and maintaining energy efficiency labeling and standard-setting programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, S&L Guidebook|url=httphttps://www.clasponlineclasp.orgngo/ResourcesToolsresearch/Resourcesall/s-l-guidebook-english-version/StandardsLabelsGuidebook}}</ref>

*''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelsGuidebook Energy Efficiency Labels and Standards: A Guidebook for Appliances, Equipment, And Lighting (also available in Chinese, Spanish and Korean)]''

:This guidebook is designed as a manual for government officials and others around the world responsible for developing, implementing, enforcing, monitoring, and maintaining energy efficiency labeling and standard-setting programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, S&L Guidebook|url=http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelsGuidebook}}</ref>

'''Tools'''

* '''Mepsy'''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Tools/PolicyAnalysisModelingSystem (formerly ''Policy Analysis Modeling System (PAMS)]'')

:Based on the Policy Analysis Modeling System created by CLASP and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), developedMepsy the Policy Analysis Modeling Systemis as an easy-to-use software tool to help local policymakers assess the benefit of standards and labeling programs, and to identify the most attractive targets for appliances and efficiency levels.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, Policy Analysis ModelingMepsy System|url=http://www.clasponlineclasp.org/ResourcesToolsngo/Toolstools/PolicyAnalysisModelingSystemmepsy}}</ref>

* '''CLASP Policy Resource Center (CPRC)''' (formerly ''Global S&L Database'')

:CLASP’sThe GlobalCLASP S&LPolicy Resource DatabaseCenter is an online resource that allows policy makers and S&L practitioners to compare appliance, lighting, and equipment efficiency policies and regulations across countries and by product; to explore specific information about those policies; and to view and understand the legislative framework and history of S&L by country and economic region.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, Search CLASP’s Global S&L DatabaseCPRC|url=httphttps://www.clasponlineclasp.orgngo/ResourcesToolstools/Toolsclasp-policy-resource-center/SL_Search}}</ref>

*''[http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Tools/SL_Search Global S&L Database]''

:CLASP’s Global S&L Database is an online resource that allows policy makers and S&L practitioners to compare appliance, lighting, and equipment efficiency policies and regulations across countries and by product; to explore specific information about those policies; and to view and understand the legislative framework and history of S&L by country and economic region.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP, Search CLASP’s Global S&L Database|url=http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Tools/SL_Search}}</ref>

==See also==

• [http://www.apec-esis.org/ APEC ESIS]

* '''VeraSol''' (formerly ''Lighting Global Quality Assurance'')

• [http://www.superefficient.org/ SEAD]

: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>

• [http://www.climateworks.org/ ClimateWorks Foundation]

==References==

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