Is Britain a Third World country? The case of German refrigerators

Refrigerator models in the UK and in Germany were compared to determine how the UK rates in terms of energy efficiency in domestic refrigeration. The results showed that German-made refrigerators that are inefficient by German standards are being sold in the UK, where the same refrigerators are considered efficient. In contrast, UK-made refrigerators are not sold in Germany as they are highly inefficient. It is suggested that the UK adopt a compulsory energy-efficiency labeling scheme similar to that of the US to stop the dumping of inefficient German refrigerator models in the country.