Substandard Energy-Saving Lights Block Progress to Slow Climate change
New initiative launched to improve quality, boost consumer confidence MANILA, PHILIPPINES - A coalition of government, industry, and non-profit organizations will launch a regional program in Asia to address new findings presented at the Asia Clean Energy Forum indicating that poorly manufactured energy-efficient lights could jeopardize efforts to mitigate climate change. Upwards of 400 energy experts and policy makers meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) heard on Thursday that energy-efficient compact florescent lights hold enormous potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the most common and harmful greenhouse gas. Replacing just one incandescent light bulb in your home with an energy efficient bulb could cut carbon dioxide emissions by 34 kg over its lifetime, according to internal research presented for the first time by Mahesh Iyer, Global CFL Product Manager for Philips. Read the full news release. About ADB |  |
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