What we have done:

a. Appliance labeling

Towards a 10-Star Energy Efficiency Rating System for Major Household Appliances: A series of qualitative research studies throughout Australia and New Zealand – Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), Department of the Environment, Heritage, Water and the Arts – January to July 2008
Exploring the Possibility of Energy Efficiency Labels for Television Sets and Home Computers: Exploratory research into consumer attitudes to the possible labelling of TVs and computers – Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) – February 2007 onwards
Revising the Energy Efficiency Label for Refrigerators, Freezers and Air Conditioners: Research in Australia and New Zealand to assist in revising the energy efficiency rating labels to accommodate new algorithms – Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) – February 2007 onwards
Appliance Performance Labelling in Australia and New Zealand: Final Report on a Major Quantitative Study among Consumers and Retailers on the Labelling of Household Appliances: Covering a wide range of issues, attitudes and behaviours concerning the energy, gas and water labelling programs, including consumer segmentations aspects – Dept of the Environment and Heritage (AGO) – conducted late 2005, final report published August 2006
Revising the Energy Efficiency Label for Refrigerators, Freezers and Air Conditioners: Provision of a paper exploring ways to revise the energy efficiency rating labels to accommodate new algorithms – Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) – January 2006
Energy Efficiency Label for Air Conditioners in NZ: A study in Christchurch, New Zealand, exploring the air conditioner energy efficiency rating labels in the light of H2 (2°C) conditions in Christchurch – Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) NZ – September 2005
Gas Efficiency Labelling – Surveys among the general public, recent gas appliance purchasers, and gas appliance retailers: Major quantitative study among consumers, retailers and installers to guide the development of the national mandatory gas labelling program which is replacing the previous voluntary industry-based labelling program – Dept of the Environment and Heritage (AGO) – August 2005
Energy Labelling Possibilities for refrigerators and freezers in the context of the 2005 MEPS levels: Discussion Paper prepared for the Australian Greenhouse Office within the Department of the Environment and Heritage, for discussion at a NAEEEC Forum in Sydney – Australian Greenhouse Office – August 2005
Uptake of the TESAW (Top Energy Saver Award Winner) Award: A study among appliance companies with models eligible for the Award but who have not yet applied for the Award, to identify their reasons for not applying – Australian Greenhouse Office – November 2004
Small Inefficient Cupboard-Contained Electric Water Heater Labelling: A study in Sydney and the Gold Coast to establish appropriate wording for dis-endorsement labels for small inefficient electric water heaters, among people living in older flats where the more efficient model will not fit a cupboard built to Imperial measurements and the older inefficient model that fits is still allowed to be sold preferably only to these people – Australian Greenhouse Office – May 2004
Air-Conditioning Energy Efficiency Labelling: A study in Canberra and Sydney to establish appropriate wording for energy efficiency labels on reverse-cycle air-conditioners to identify clearly those that are effective when outside temperatures regularly drop below 7°C – Australian Greenhouse Office – May 2004
Resource Efficiency Labelling – Phase II: A major follow-up study in Australia and New Zealand, to further refine aspects of the energy, gas, water and other efficiency labels used in Australia to promote energy-efficient household and commercial appliances, and to develop labelling concepts for luminaires, commercial refrigerated drink cabinets and a top energy saver award label (replacing Galaxy) – Australian Greenhouse Office – October 2003
Energy Efficiency Labels in NZ: A study in Auckland, New Zealand, exploring specific aspects of various efficiency rating labels as they relate to NZ consumers – Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) NZ – May 2003
Resource Efficiency Labelling – Phase I: A Major Research-Based Review and Scoping of Future Directions for Appliance Efficiency Labels (Electricity, Gas, Water) in Australia – Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) – May 2003