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De ouderwetse gloeilamp wordt 'persona non grata' in Australië. De constitutionele monarchie is het eerste land ter wereld dat de gloeilamp gaat verbieden. Over drie jaar mogen alleen nog maar spaarlampen verkocht worden die veel efficiënter met energie omgaan. In een gloeilamp wordt de meeste energie namelijk omgezet in warmte en niet in licht.
Met verbod moet de uitstoot van broeikasgassen flink worden gereduceerd. Bovendien kan zo het elektriciteitsgebruik van huishoudens met tweederde omlaag, zo is de verwachting.
Milieubewegingen zijn overigens kritisch over de maatregel. Het zou slechts symboolpolitiek zijn en een druppel op de welbekende gloeiende plaat. Ook vinden ze dat Australië eerst maar eens het Protocol van Kyoto moet tekenen.
Australië staat bij milieubewegingen niet bepaald bekend als milieuvriendelijk. Aussies gebruiken gemiddeld nog meer energie dan de als energieverslinders bekend staande Amerikanen. Overigens komt in de de Amerikaanse staat Californië waarschijnlijk binnenkort ook een wet ten faveure van de spaarlamp.
Bron: fok.nl
Light bulb gets flick
THE humble light bulb's days are numbered – the Federal Government will take them off shelves by 2010.
In a world first, the conventional incandescent light bulb will make way for energy-saving alternatives.
The expected announcement by Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull today is the latest attempt by the Government to show its green credentials ahead of this year's election. Mr Turnbull's plan involves a three-year phase-out of the old bulbs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 800,000 tonnes a year.
It is understood the Commonwealth will work with state and territory governments to introduce new energy performance standards. Major global manufacturers will also be consulted.
Mr Turnbull is expected to describe the measure as a "very sensible" one that would make a big dent in household emissions and could have major international benefits..
Under the plan, incandescent light bulbs will be replaced with far more efficient alternatives such as compact fluorescent lights by 2009-2010.
Although more expensive to buy, they only use 20 per cent of the electricity to produce the same light.
They also last between four and 10 times longer than the average incandescent bulb, and can save more than 66 per cent in lighting costs, paying for themselves in 12 months.
The death of incandescent bulbs comes 125 years after their invention.
In Australia, lighting causes about 12 per cent of household greenhouse gas emissions. It accounts for about 25 per cent of emissions from the commercial sector. There are also emissions from public and street lighting.
Overuse of air conditioning and lighting have emerged as huge sources of energy wastage in Australian offices, a survey has found. The survey – called the Pilot BeGreen Office Audit – found that 74 per cent of office workplaces always use air conditioning.
Similarly, one in seven office workers who responded to the survey said they operated in an environment where the lights were not turned off at night, when no one was working.
Bron: news.com.au
Met verbod moet de uitstoot van broeikasgassen flink worden gereduceerd. Bovendien kan zo het elektriciteitsgebruik van huishoudens met tweederde omlaag, zo is de verwachting.
Milieubewegingen zijn overigens kritisch over de maatregel. Het zou slechts symboolpolitiek zijn en een druppel op de welbekende gloeiende plaat. Ook vinden ze dat Australië eerst maar eens het Protocol van Kyoto moet tekenen.
Australië staat bij milieubewegingen niet bepaald bekend als milieuvriendelijk. Aussies gebruiken gemiddeld nog meer energie dan de als energieverslinders bekend staande Amerikanen. Overigens komt in de de Amerikaanse staat Californië waarschijnlijk binnenkort ook een wet ten faveure van de spaarlamp.
Bron: fok.nl
Light bulb gets flick
THE humble light bulb's days are numbered – the Federal Government will take them off shelves by 2010.
In a world first, the conventional incandescent light bulb will make way for energy-saving alternatives.
The expected announcement by Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull today is the latest attempt by the Government to show its green credentials ahead of this year's election. Mr Turnbull's plan involves a three-year phase-out of the old bulbs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 800,000 tonnes a year.
It is understood the Commonwealth will work with state and territory governments to introduce new energy performance standards. Major global manufacturers will also be consulted.
Mr Turnbull is expected to describe the measure as a "very sensible" one that would make a big dent in household emissions and could have major international benefits..
Under the plan, incandescent light bulbs will be replaced with far more efficient alternatives such as compact fluorescent lights by 2009-2010.
Although more expensive to buy, they only use 20 per cent of the electricity to produce the same light.
They also last between four and 10 times longer than the average incandescent bulb, and can save more than 66 per cent in lighting costs, paying for themselves in 12 months.
The death of incandescent bulbs comes 125 years after their invention.
In Australia, lighting causes about 12 per cent of household greenhouse gas emissions. It accounts for about 25 per cent of emissions from the commercial sector. There are also emissions from public and street lighting.
Overuse of air conditioning and lighting have emerged as huge sources of energy wastage in Australian offices, a survey has found. The survey – called the Pilot BeGreen Office Audit – found that 74 per cent of office workplaces always use air conditioning.
Similarly, one in seven office workers who responded to the survey said they operated in an environment where the lights were not turned off at night, when no one was working.
Bron: news.com.au
