Clean Energy Ministerial

On July 20, 2010, at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Washington, DC, government and corporate leaders announced a new initiative to accelerate energy efficiency improvements throughout industrial facilities and large buildings. The purpose of this initiative, called the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP), is to significantly cut global energy use by:

• Encouraging industrial facilities and commercial buildings to pursue continuous improvements in energy efficiency
• Promoting public-private partnerships for cooperation on specific technologies or in individual energy-intensive sectors

For more information, view the GSEP fact sheet .

Within GSEP, there are six working groups, which are listed below. Please visit the working group pages for more information on their goals, activities, and resources.

• Certification Working Group
• Power Working Group
• Steel Working Group
• Cement Working Group
• Cool Roofs and Pavements Working Group
• Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Efficient District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Working Group

GSEP is also a task group under the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC).