April 4, 2022 Ritz Herald 137 COUNTRIES AGREE TO PHASE-OUT MAJOR CATEGORY OF FLUORESCENT LIGHTBULBS At the Minamata Convention on Mercury fourth Conference of Parties (COP4), 137 governments adopted amendments to phase out a major category of fluorescent lighting, but actions were stalled on others.…
April 1, 2022 Jamaica Observer Caribbean pursues cleaner lighting options THE Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat and the Clean Lighting Coalition are pushing for the increased use of mercury-free LED lighting in Latin America and the Caribbean to ease the region’s…
March 31, 2022 eia Nearly half of U.S. households use LED bulbs for all or most of their indoor lighting U.S. households are increasingly switching to light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs; 47% report using LEDs for most or all of their indoor lighting in 2020, according to the most recent results…
March 31, 2022 Yahoo! Finance 137 Countries Agree to Phase-Out Major Category of Fluorescent Lightbulbs In a major win for environmental and human health, the Parties agreed to phase-out compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) by 2025. By accelerating the transition to LED lighting, which is more…
March 30, 2022 Inquirer.net Why fluorescent lamps must go Lighting is one of the most critical needs in homes, buildings, and learning facilities. It allows us to extend our social and economic activities, and offers protection and security to…
March 29, 2022 ECEEE Global phase out of linear fluorescents delayed at Minamata Convention COP4 All fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury, a chemical of major public health concern according to the World Health Organization. In a major win for environmental and human health, the COP4 Parties agreed…
March 28, 2022 Convention on Mercury agrees to phase out major category of fluorescent light bulbs, but last-minute interventions delay action on another Bali, Indonesia – At the Minamata Convention on Mercury fourth Conference of Parties (COP4), 137 governments adopted amendments to phase out a major category of fluorescent lighting, but actions were…
March 27, 2022 The Star As COP4 Minamata Convention ends, countries agree to further phase out mercury During COP4, parties to the convention agreed to add 10 mercury-added products to be phased out in the near future. These include compact fluorescent lamps, cold cathode fluorescent lamps, as…
March 26, 2022 mainichi Mercury confab delegates agree to phase out fluorescent lamps by 2025 Delegates from 137 countries and regions agreed at an anti-mercury convention Saturday in Bali to phase out mercury-added compact fluorescent lamps by 2025. The participants adopted the ban, proposed by…
March 23, 2022 Hindustan Times India wants to phase out tube lights by 2030 “As you can see from the official comment, India has not completely disagreed with the proposal. India did not obstruct discussions. We had sought the power ministry’s comments on the…
