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largest producer of energy efficient light bulbs switch

ad - but apparently it can still produce incandescent bulbs for export

Lights out for incandescent bulbs, as China has pledged to replace 1 billion annually by using the models more energy within five years.

Beijing

movement is an important step in efforts to improve the efficiency of lighting and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lighting accounts for 19% of global electricity consumption, according to a 2007 estimate from the International Energy Agency, a figure that could be reduced to 7% if the world followed the example of China, the Global Environment Fund, said.

The decision of the second largest economy in the world to eliminate incandescent bulbs follows in the footsteps of Australia, the European Union, Brazil and others.

But according to the Global Environment Facility, incandescent bulbs are still 50 to 70% of sales worldwide and the decision of China to form a sharp contrast to declines States Government United on the subject. This summer, Republicans have a bill in the House of Representatives to remove all funding for the implementation of the government to improve the efficiency level of illumination, which comes into force next year.

It is not clear whether China will eliminate the production of incandescent bulbs. A report by Xinhua News said that "imports and sales," would be banned - apparently implying that exports still allowed

activists hope China's plan, however, encourage producers - that is incandescent 3.85 billion a year, an estimated 70% of world supply - to switch to other products, especially , compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and LEDs. CFLs use 75% less energy to produce an equivalent amount of light and last much longer.

The country became the largest producer of energy efficient light bulbs, largely thanks to huge subsidies in the international environment.

experts predict that the change in demand has also reduced the cost of CFLs and increase the cost of incandescent lamps in the world.

imports and sales of 100 watt incandescent bulbs will be banned from October next year, Xie Ji, an official top economic planning body in the country, he said, and 60 Watt or more, will be suspended from October 2014.

The official added that the incandescent bulbs of 15 watts or more would be prohibited from 2016 if the plan was a success.

added that while exports remain legal, the plan should help companies produce more energy efficient light bulbs, especially since China has a strong research and development and lighting capabilities low-energy production.

The Global Environment Fund, which invested millions of dollars in China to promote the elimination, said the switch to efficient lighting is one of the easiest ways for countries to reduce carbon emissions.
Christophe Bahuet

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