Posted October 9, 2009
ICTS TO SPEARHEAD EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY DRIVE
Europe’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector should cut its own energy use and help boost energy efficiency in other industry sectors, according to a European Commission recommendation due for adoption on Friday.
ECEEE: “WEAK VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT NO SUBSTITUTE FOR ECO-DESIGN REQUIREMENTS”
eceee today presented its views on the two voluntary agreements on complex set top boxes and imaging equipment, to be discussed in the eco-design consultation forum. Whereas the proposed voluntary agreement for complex set to boxes may become successful, the proposal on imaging equipment is unacceptable.
ECEEE: ECO-DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR COMPUTERS AND MONITORS COULD BE MORE AMBITIOUS
eceee welcomes the proposed eco-design requirements for computers as well as the proposal for
computer displays. Both lack ambition, however, and risk to have very little practical effect on the
market. The proposed requirements for computer displays also have an insufficient scope. eceee
further suggests that computer displays should be included in the European energy labelling
scheme.
NGOS DISMISS ‘UNAMBITIOUS’ ECODESIGN PROPOSALS
A draft voluntary agreement drawn up by industry to limit the energy consumption of imaging
equipment such as printers and photocopiers has been branded “immature and clearly
insufficient” by a coalition of environmental NGOs.