Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative

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{{Climate initiative |Name of initiative=Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative |LPAA initiative=No |NAZCA Initiative=No |Website address=http://www.superefficient.org |Starting year=2010 |Secretariat=CLASP serves as the Operating Agent for SEAD. SEAD is also supported by Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) |Geographical coverage=Global,Asia and the Pacific,Latin America and The Caribbean,Africa,Western Europe,Eastern Europe,North America |Type of initiative=Implementation |Primary function=Knowledge production and innovation including research and development (e.g. output of research paper or database) |Secondary functions=Campaigning and awareness raising (e.g. output advocacy or awareness raising publication),Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference) |Type of lead organisation=Network/Consortium/Partnership |Location/Nationality of lead organisation=United States of America |LPAA Theme Transport=No |LPAA Theme Agriculture=No |LPAA Theme Forestry=No |LPAA Theme Business=No |LPAA Theme Financial institutions=No |LPAA Theme Buildings=No |LPAA Theme Industry=Yes |LPAA Theme Waste=No |LPAA Theme Cities and subnational governments=No |LPAA Theme Short Term Pollutants=No |LPAA Theme International maritime transport=No |LPAA Theme Energy Supply=No |LPAA Theme Fluorinated gases=No |LPAA Theme Energy efficiency=Yes |LPAA Theme Renewable energy=No |LPAA Theme Supply chain emission reductions=No |LPAA Theme Adaptation=No |LPAA Theme Other=No |LPAA Theme Resilience=No |LPAA Theme Innovation=No |LPAA Theme Energy Access and Efficiency=No |LPAA Theme Private Finance=No |Description=SEAD was launched at the first CEM meeting in Washington, D.C. in July 2010. Operating agent for SEAD which is a government-led international market transformation effort for highly efficient appliances and equipment. The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) initiative seeks to transform the global market for efficient equipment and appliances. Through its activities and projects, SEAD is engaging governments and the private sector to measure the potential of appliance and equipment efficiency. |Goals=Transform the global market for efficient equipment and appliances. The SEAD Initiative supports this effort by:

Providing knowledge and tools that help impact policy change Raising awareness about the importance of increasing the efficiency of common appliances and equipment Identifying and highlighting technologies that will save energy Providing technical expertise and best practices to stakeholders |Activities=- "Raise the efficiency ceiling" by pulling super-efficient appliances and equipment into the market through cooperation on measures like incentives, procurement, awards, and R&D investments; - "Raise the efficiency floor" by bolstering national or regio |Participants=As of October 2014, SEAD's member governments are: Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Commission, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. SEAD economies are responsible for about half of global energy demand. |Funders=Member governments |Members=Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Commission, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States |Governmental bodies/agencies=17 |Have only national states as participators=No |Related initiatives=