Australia is proposing the ban of incandescent bulbs, next time you need to replace a bulb, consider compact fluorescent –
The environment minister said the move could cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tonnes by 2012.
“It’s a little thing but it’s a massive change,” Malcolm Turnbull said.
The decision will make Australia the first country to ban the light bulbs, although the idea has also been proposed in the US state of California.
Mr Turnbull said that he hoped the rest of the world would follow Australia’s lead in banning the traditional bulbs.
“If the whole world switches to these bulbs today, we would reduce our consumption of electricity by an amount equal to five times Australia’s annual consumption of electricity,” he said.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Australia pulls plug on old bulbs – [via] Link.
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