Europe鈥檚 lamp manufacturers have published details of an initiative to phase-out the least efficient lamps in the home by 2015.

This would lead to a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions from domestic lighting. The manufacturers claim consumers could save 63 000 GWh of electricity and seven billion Euros.

The initiative calls on the EU to apply binding minimum energy efficiency requirements, coupled with strict surveillance for Edison and bayonet cap lamps as early as 2009.

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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor