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The '''Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)''' 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 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|accessdateaccess-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>

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 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>

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

*'''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).

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: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=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''