Energy efficiency labelling in carbon dioxide mitigation

ABSTRACT The objective of the research was to determine to what extent the energy efficiency labeling©(EEE) contributes to the mitigation of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas (GHG), a current issue since climate change continues due to to the fact that the global temperature continues to rise. It is a descriptive-analytical research, with an ex post facto design in which anthropogenic actions and the combustion of fossil materials intervened. The NOAA© satellite atmospheric monitoring center was used, and the sources of information were the Ministries of Energy of Peru and Chile. It is evident that the EEE, applied to household appliances in Peru, will prevent between 2015 and 2030 a total of 6,345 GgC02eq; while the vehicle EEE applied in Chile does not show studies that report GgC02eq avoided. The differences between combustion and electric vehicles in terms of performance and emissions are accurately reported. These labels enable informed purchases for consumers. In the European Union, efficient vehicle driving can reduce emissions by an average of 15%. Finally, the EEE Programmes of IEA-4ETCP and public policies such as taxes and delivery of bonuses to users of non-polluting vehicles reduce GHG.