March 8, 2022 Technical & Economic Assessment of Mercury-Free Lighting: Global Overview & Regional Profiles Global Market Overview In April 2021, the African region proposed an amendment to Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury to remove exemptions for mercury-containing fluorescent lamps, phasing out…
October 14, 2021 Mercury in Fluorescent Lighting: Unnecessary Health Risks & Actionable Solutions All fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a neurotoxin that can cause harmful and long-term health effects. This report outlines the health risks and environmental impacts of fluorescent lighting, highlights the many…
August 18, 2021 Market Transformation Toolkit Governments and people no longer need to tolerate toxic, fluorescent lights. Ten years ago, fluorescents were promoted as an energy-efficient alternative to incandescent and halogen light bulbs, and the risks…
March 20, 2022 Farewell to Fluorescent Lighting: How a Phaseout Can Cut Mercury Pollution, Protect the Climate, and Save Money Mercury-free LED replacements for linear and compact fluorescent bulbs are widely available and provide the same or better lighting, longer product life, and much lower total cost than fluorescents. This…
February 22, 2022 Refurbishing Europe’s Fluorescent Lamp Manufacturing Facilities The EU-27 are currently in the process of phasing-out domestic consumption of fluorescent lighting. There are two regulations – one final and one draft – that will eliminate fluorescent lighting…
February 9, 2022 CLiC Responds to the Global Lighting Association’s Position Statement on Fluorescent Lamps in Advance of Minamata COP 4.2 The Clean Lighting Coalition Responds to the Global Lighting Association’s Position Statement on Fluorescent Lamps in Advance of Minamata COP 4.2 Over the past year, the Clean Lighting Coalition has…
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January 5, 2022 Why Should Consumers Choose Mercury-Free LED Lighting? LED lamps are widely available and can replace virtually all types of fluorescent lamps – from general-purpose lighting applications to floodlights and decorative bulbs. Across the United States, LEDs are…
January 5, 2022 The Risks of Mercury-Containing Lighting to Fetuses, Babies & Children Mercury exposure may cause long-term damage to developing fetuses and babies. Since mercury inhibits cell division and migration during development, the fetus and babies are particularly at risk of developmental…
January 5, 2022 The Environmental Impacts of Fluorescent Lighting The mercury in lamps is a significant portion of all mercury introduced into the U.S. economy in mercury-added products. Mercury-added lamps sold in the U.S. in 2018 contained 1.8 metric…
