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Energy input labeling

Producers of goods and services

Producers of goods and services

The term energy input labeling involves producers of goods and services determining the amount of energy used to produce their product and then including that information on their product packaging. Energy input labeling is sometimes known by the acronym EIL. Energy input labeling provides the advantage of knowing how much energy was used to produce a product, but it does not indicate how much energy a product uses to operate, such as the European Union energy label or the Energy rating label used in Australia and New Zealand, and is not in itself a standard for energy efficiency such as Energy Saving Trust Recommended or Energy Star.

History

Energy input labeling originated as a project by several energy and economics activists to explore energy accounting.

Usage in industry

Energy input labeling is intended to be easy for producers to implement, At minimum, they can report and label the energy used by their firm to produce products, which is called "Energy Inputs Added", sometimes merely "Energy Added." If a firm is able to also account for all of the energy imputed by its suppliers, then a firm can report and label "Total Energy Inputs" or "Total Energy", but this is rare. Energy Input Labeling is being used and further developed by the European Organization for Sustainability.

By country

Japan

In Japan, the Top Runner Program is run, in which new appliances are regularly tested on efficiency, and the most efficient ones are made the standard.

References

References

  1. "Energy Input Labeling Standards : 2008 v10". Userwww.sfsu.edu.
  2. [http://www.technocracy.org/EIL_Report_to_CHQ.pdf]{{dead link. (September 2013)
  3. "Energy Input Labeling: Calculating Energy Inputs". Pavilionrc.typepad.com.
  4. (2009-11-21). "EIL framework - European Organisation for Sustainability - Wiki". Wiki.eoslife.eu.
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