LBNL Researchers Aimee McKane, Lynn Price, and Stephane de la Rue du Can have authored a publication for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Policies for promoting industrial energy efficiency in developing countries and transition economies. The paper introduces the concept of an Industrial Standards Framework that builds on existing knowledge of “best practices” using commercially available technologies and well-tested engineering principles.  Taken together, the elements of the Framework comprise an effective industrial policy package that combines energy reduction targets, energy efficiency standards, system optimization training, and documenting for sustainability.

Both the executive summary and the full paper developed for UNIDO Side Event on Sustainable Industrial Development on 8 May 2007 at the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD-15) are available as Ebooks on the UNIDO website at http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=o71852 [1].