Shanghai to promote leading green appliances
- By Chen Boyuan
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| Consumers in Shanghai now have one extra method to choose better energy efficient home appliances, in addition to the National Energy Efficiency labeling, as the city has started to pioneer what it is callinged "energy saving leaders in home appliances." [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn] |
![Consumers in Shanghai now have one extra method to choose better energy efficient home appliances, in addition to the National Energy Efficiency labeling, as the city has started to pioneer what it is callinged 'energy saving leaders in home appliances.' [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20140918/d02788e9b7261584711d02.jpg "Consumers in Shanghai now have one extra method to choose better energy efficient home appliances, in addition to the National Energy Efficiency labeling, as the city has started to pioneer what it is callinged 'energy saving leaders in home appliances.' [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]")
This pioneering system is expected to influence the appliance market, especially when as China is entering what is called the "appliance upgrade era," meaning that a large number of consumers are mulling considering replacinge their CRT or plasma TVs with the currently popular LCD and LED TVs, and are changing their decade-old air conditioners with ones that have variable-frequency compressor motors.
"It is a huge market for appliance manufacturers," said Mo Zhengchun, a senior official with the Energy Foundation. He said the move will not only raise the industry's general standard, but will have a wider impact on issues like emissions reduction and environmental protection.
It is because hHigh energy energy-efficient efficiency appliances mean less power consumption, which will ultimately be translated into less carbon emissions, given that thermal power still accounts for a major part in of China's electricity consumption.
The reason for introducingto pioneer this project in Shanghai is based on the city's global status as an economic center in China. Citizens in Shanghai are more prone to pursue the latest international trends, including the a low-carbon lifestyle and the carecaring for the environment and ecology. By the same token, consumers in Shanghai are likely to choose more energy-efficient appliances, with better energy efficiency although such products may cost them a bit more – yet save more in long run to take advantage of long-term savings.
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