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The organization was created in 1999 as a strategic cooperation of three organization – the [[Alliance to Save Energy|Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)]], the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), and 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|accessdate=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>
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 [[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>
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==Programs==
Since 1999, CLASP has worked in over 50 countries on six continents. Some of CLASP’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, Europe, 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 [[policymaker]]s, regulators, and their stakeholders to facilitate the development and
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* ''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=http://www.clasponline.org/ResourcesTools/Resources/StandardsLabelingResourceLibrary/2011/Opportunities-for-appliance-EE-harmonization}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*''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}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*''Energy Efficiency Labels and Standards: A Guidebook for Appliances, Equipment, And Lighting (also available in Chinese, Spanish and Korean)''
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