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
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used in
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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, and is not in itself a standard for
energy efficiency such as
Energy Saving Trust Recommended or
Energy Star
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.
History
Energy input labeling originated as a project by several energy and economics activists to explore
energy accounting Energy accounting is a system used to measure, analyze and report the energy consumption of different activities on a regular basis. This is done to improve energy efficiency, and to monitor the environment impact of energy consumption.
Energy man ...
.
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, th
Top Runner Programis run, in which new appliances are regularly tested on efficiency, and the most efficient ones are made the standard.
See also
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European Union energy label, description of European Union energy label
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EnergyGuide
The EnergyGuide provides consumers in the United States information about the energy consumption, Efficient energy use, efficiency, and operating costs of appliances and consumer products.
Clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers ...
, United States energy label
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Energy rating label
Energy () is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light. Energy is a conserved quantity—the law of conservation of energy sta ...
, energy label in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
and
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
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China Energy Label, the energy label used in China
References
External links
Userwww.sfsu.eduBooks.google.com.au
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Energy conservation
Ecolabelling