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Central American Ministers Adopt Energy Efficient Lighting Strategy
Panama City, Panama, 6 December 2013
– Ministers of Energy from across Central America have adopted the energy efficient lighting strategy for the region. The strategy includes the gradual phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps in the region by the end of 2016.

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Press release in Spanish, please click here

UNEP Launches the Guidebook for the Development of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) Strategy on Efficient Lighting at COP19 in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland, 14th November 2013
- UNEP Launches the Guidebook for the Development of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) Strategy on Efficient Lighting at COP19 in Warsaw

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To access the NAMA Guidebook, please click here


Kumamoto, Japan: 7th October September 2013
- At the Diplomatic Conference on the Minamata Convention on Mercury,Gustavo Mañez, Project Manager for the en.lighten initiative presented at the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership side event. en.lighten was invited to present to provide expertise on the topic of mercury as it pertains to lighting.

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South Asian Nations Gather to Address Energy Efficient Lighting as a Key Measure to Combat Climate Change
New Delhi, India: 26th September 2013
- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in conjunction with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), held a two day workshop involving the participation of representatives from Ministries of Energy and Environment from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Chile Announces National Efficient Lighting Strategy
Santiago, Chile, 29 August 2013 - The Ministry of Energy of Chile, in cooperation with Fundacion Chile, has successfully established a nationally coordinated framework to transition to energy efficient lighting. The National Efficient Lighting Strategy document was announced at a meeting in Santiago, Chile.

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West African Nations Agree to Phase-Out Inefficient Incandescent Lamps
Dakar, Senegal, 4 July 2013 - ECOWAS government representatives have successfully established a regionally coordinated framework to transition to energy efficient lighting. The Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Republic of Senegal will sponsor all events of efficient lighting initiative to rally other ECOWAS member states.

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“Lighting-Up a Low Carbon Future” co-authored by the Executive Directors of UNEP and ECREE Paris, 27 June 2013 - Lighting-Up a Low Carbon Future” is an article that focuses on West Africa, co-authored by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director and Mr. Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)

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West Africa Defines Actions to Achieve a Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22 May 2013 - Government representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) voice their support for the phase-out of inefficient lighting which would save the region over $220 million per year in energy costs and reduce the impact of climate change in West Africa.

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The Global Efficient Lighting Centre Assists Sweden in Establishing National Lighting Laboratory Beijing, 27 February 2013 - The Global Efficient Lighting Centre – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Energy Efficient Lighting (GELC) - has successfully completed a project with the Swedish Energy Agency to launch a national lighting laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden

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UNEP Announces Partnership with Global Off-Grid Lighting Association and Releases New Off-Grid Country Lighting Assessments Nairobi, 20 February 2013 - UNEP has announced a new strategic partnership with the private sector through collaboration with the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) as part of an international effort to accelerate the deployment of enabling policies towards sustainable off-grid lighting. The en.lighten initiative has also unveiled new national assessments for 80 countries on the economic and environmental gains that can be achieved through a shift to solar-powered lighting alternatives.

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