Argentina Sets Minimum Efficiency Levels for Refrigerators
Sunday, May 24th, 2009Argentina is one of the few Latin American nations (along with Brazil and Mexico) which has long (since 1999) had a mandatory energy efficiency labeling program for lighting and certain household appliances (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, water heaters). Even so, to date the mandatory labels have only been issued for refrigerators, […]
Can Rio Negro Implement an E-Waste Regime?
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Last July the Democratic Front bloc in the legislature of Argentina’s Rio Negro province (RN) introduced a bill to tackle the growing problem of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE, or “e-waste” or “e-scrap”) in the province. The state Environment Council (CODEMA), which is designated in the bill as the implementing and rule-making authority should […]
A Sustainable Energy Strategy for Central America
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007The Central American Integration System (SICA) has adopted a Central American Sustainable Energy Strategy 2020 which prioritizes energy efficiency initiatives and the increased use of renewable energy sources in SICA members Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The Strategy, developed with the support of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the […]