1. CLASP Program Assistant
Program Status Report from the APEC-ESIS Secretariat: Progress and Future Directions
Christopher Wold
CLASP Program Assistant
36th Meeting of the APEC Expert Group on Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Japan
September 2010

2. Background on CLASP
CLASP’s mission is to serve as the primary international voice and resource for practitioners of energy efficiency standards and labeling (S&L) worldwide
ClimateWorks Foundation Best Practice Network

3. Background to CLASP Sponsorship & Expansion Proposal
Effective date of initial CLASP sponsorship
Signed by APEC on 19 April 2004
Actions that have expanded CLASP sponsorship:
At EGEE&C 29 (Canberra, 6-7 Nov 06) APEC-ESIS Steering Committee identified a need for a better structure for on-going ESIS management
With EGEE&C support, the Project Overseer (NZ), CLASP and the EWG Secretariat developed a response to this need
At EGEE&C 30 (Beijing, Mar 07) EGEE&C endorsed CLASP proposal to serve as ESIS Secretariat—an expansion of the existing CLASP Sponsorship
EGEE&C further agreed to seek EWG approval for an expansion of the existing sponsorship agreement with CLASP
Out-of-session EWG approval came through Summer 07

4. What Does the Expansion of CLASP’s Sponsorship Mean?
CLASP serves as Secretariat of APEC ESIS
Under direction of the APEC ESIS Project Overseer (now Japan) and EGEE&C, CLASP is/will:
Be a central repository for all economy contributions to ESIS;
Develop and manage subcontracts to run, maintain and improve ESIS;
Oversee integration of data inputs and other content to APEC ESIS from other sponsors (EG ECO Asia);
Fundraise for ESIS within and outside APEC;
Report to the Project Steering Committee twice a year at the EGEE&C meetings; and
Strategic Plan for long-term sustainability.

5. Current CLASP Work
Upward-Oriented Harmonization of Appliance S&L Assess Opportunities for Success and CO₂ Savings from Appliance Energy Efficiency Harmonization Paul Waide, Lloyd Harrington, & Michael Scholand; Navigant Consulting Summary: This study documents the products and regions wherein S&L harmonization has succeeded or is likely to succeed or where there is alignment potential, as well as the vast potential for energy and CO2 savings from upward-oriented harmonization of international S&L regulations in the major economies. Status: The public version of this study will soon be available online at

6. Current CLASP Work
Product Benchmarking & Global Scorecard of S&L Program Study to Provide International Comparison of Energy Efficiency Performance and Policy Measures for Air-Conditioners/Cooling Appliances Used in Residential and Commercial Sectors Summary: The objective of the study is to conduct a mapping and benchmarking of MEPS, policy measures, and test procedures for Cooling Appliances/Air-Conditioners, and then produce a Global Scorecard for the economies surveyed. Status: The study was launched in August of CLASP expects to launch a similar study in September for heating appliances, and will address additional products in the future, including lighting, televisions, motors, and domestic refrigeration.

7. Current CLASP Work MV&E Guidebook
Compliance Counts: A Practitioner’s Guidebook on Best Practice Monitoring, Verification, and Enforcement for Appliance Standards & Labeling
Mark Ellis & Zoe Pilven; Mark Ellis & Associates
Summary: This Guidebook provides practical information on compliance frameworks based on the experiences of existing S&L programmes. Additionally, it discusses the various approaches for maintaining compliance and describes the data, facilities, and institutional and human resources needed to support MV&E activities. Finally, it demonstrates the importance of effective compliance regimes in safeguarding current and future energy savings from S&L programmes.
Status: A final version of the Guidebook will soon be available on the CLASP website,

8. 2010 Economy Contributions
Member Economy
Amount
USD
Status
Chinese Taipei
$3,000
Received
Republic of Korea
$10,000
Invoiced
New Zealand
$16,000

9. 2010 Budget & Expenses To Date
Budget
Actual to Date
In-Kind
Revenue
Chinese Taipei
3,000
Republic of Korea
10,000
New Zealand
Carry Over
14,856.34
TOTAL Revenue
30,856.34
17,856.34
Expenses
CLASP Secretariat Services (Personnel)
11,856.34
2,421
2,969
CLASP Travel
9,400
4,646.80
IIEC Maintenance Subcontract
TOTAL Expenses
31,256.34
7,067.80
NET
10,788.54

10. Operations, Maintenance, and Web Development Updates
Currently updating web contract with IIEC
Improved features for web updates; key economy contacts login
Site operational without interruption
As-needed technical maintenance and incident trouble-shooting; no incident of trouble since last report

11. APEC Compliance of ESIS Site
Completed as of March 1, 2010
Improved look and feel
Improved architecture for accessibility and navigation
Improved web functionalities: print friendly page and site map
Web pages programmed w/ breadcrumbs
Able to bookmark pages
All downloadable documents are available in PDF format
New Categories: Standards Under Consideration and Standards Under Revision

12. Content Updates on ESIS
(See Appendices A & B)
Sent out monthly notification to Key S&L Contacts for updates to S&L programs, publications, events and news items
S&L updates from Australia, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand (216 pages)
Comprehensive US and China updates completed by CLASP and are now being posted to the web
9 news articles
4 new Key Economy Contacts (We have met our goal of 2-5 Key Economy Contacts)
CLASP Secretariat updated “About ESIS” page, and sponsors page

13. Future Work for 2010 2-5 New Key Economy Contacts
Additional updates to S&L Programs, News Articles, and Economy Descriptions
ESIS Mapping Exercise Proposal in process
Updating web contract
Additional fundraising

14. Thank you!