Following the Australian government鈥檚 announcement that by 2010 it will phase out incandescent bulbs, Clive Houlston, managing director of Mr Electric, has called for the UK to do the same.

鈥淲hile the government is endlessly debating the problems of rising energy demands, costs and the spectre of climate change鈥� it doesn鈥檛 necessarily have to be a big shift to make a huge impact,鈥� said Houlston.

鈥淚n fact, even the smallest change can make the biggest difference. By changing a single incandescent bulb for a compact fluorescent you are omitting 30% less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The change also saves about 拢7 per year in the UK,鈥� claimed Houlston. He said a higher tax may be the only solution.

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