ADVANCING COOLING EFFICIENCY: EACREEE, UNIDO AND UNEP-U4E WILL CONVENE POLICYMAKERS AT MOP37

EACREEE, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (UNEP-U4E) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), will host two key events in Nairobi, Kenya, to accelerate the adoption and implementation of energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling appliances in the East African Community region. The event, organised alongside the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties (MOP37) to the Montreal Protocol, will bring together policymakers, regulators, technical experts and development partners to advocate harmonised Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for cooling appliances in the region.

The Side Event on Scaling Up Energy-Efficient Cooling Appliances in Africa: Pathways, Policies and Partnerships for National MEPS Adoption on November 1, 2025, in UNON Compound Room CR-9, Nairobi, Kenya, from 9 am to 4 pm (EAT) will bring together government representatives, technical experts and development partners to strengthen national efforts to adopt regional MEPS for air conditioners and refrigerators in the EAC region. This session aims to equip policymakers with practical tools, guidance, and collaboration frameworks to accelerate the national MEPS adoption and implementation of energy-efficient, low-Global Warming Potential cooling appliances, reaffirming EACREEE’s commitment to support EAC Partner States to improve framework conditions for increased energy efficiency uptake.

Participants will explore opportunities to integrate frameworks developed through the East African Community into national policy and enforcement mechanisms. The event will include speakers from EACREEE, UNIDO, UNEP-U4E and the African Energy Commission (AFREC) of the African Union. Highlights will include recent success stories from the EAC’s recent approval of the regional standards for air conditioners and refrigerators, now being adopted by partner states

The Side Event, themed “From Global Tools to Regional and National Action: Harmonising Energy-Efficient Cooling Regulations in Africa and Beyond,” on November 3, 2025, in the UNON Compound, Nairobi, Kenya, will bring together policymakers, regulators, and technical experts to explore how regional harmonisation drives national action on sustainable cooling. Discussions will focus on global and regional progress in energy-efficient cooling regulations, drawing from UNEP-U4E’s Model Regulation Guidelines and the regional harmonisation efforts within EAC and SADC.