Heat pumps are energy efficient replacements for fossil fuel powered furnaces and air conditioners. They use electricity to transfer rather than generate heat.
Office of the SpokespersonToday, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S.-UAE Business Council, the UAE-India Business Council, and the UAE-Israel Business Council to create the I2U2 Private Enterprise Partnership. This new public-private partnership will work to increase awareness of the I2U2 initiative in business communities and support projects and other efforts that further the goals of the initiative.The signing ceremony includedIndia's Ministry of External Affairs Secretary Dammu Ravi, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General Ronen Levi, and UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, as part of their I2U2 meeting on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly high-level week in New York City.class="external-link-title">View the Memorandum of Understandingclass="filesize icon-pdf">.This announcement also included the launch of a new webpage for I2U2 and the opening ofnew project submissions through the website.Visitthe I2U2 webpageto learn more.To stay updated, follow Under Secretary Fernandez on social media: class="external-link" href="https://twitter.com/State_E" target="_BLANK" rel="noopener">Twitter@State_Eclass="icon-external">, href="https://www.facebook.com/StateDeptE" target="_BLANK" rel="noopener">class="external-link-title">Facebook@StateDeptE, and href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/state-e/" target="_BLANK" rel="noopener"> LinkedIn@State-E.For press inquiries, please contactE_Communications@state.gov.filter="111001000111" />
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