Resources - Clean Lighting Coalition

September 13, 2023 Clean Lighting Coalition

Transitioning to LEDs Bolsters 8 SDGs

Switching to mercury-free LED lighting brings significant cost savings for people, businesses and governments and is aligned with eight of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

January 24, 2023

Information Document on Linear Fluorescent Lamps for General Lighting Purposes

At the fourth Conference of the Parties (COP4) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, Parties did not conclude their negotiations on the phase-out dates for linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs). It…

November 21, 2022

CLiC Case Study: Insights into Our Global Campaign to Transition to LED Lighting

CLASP’s Clean Lighting Coalition (CLiC) formed in 2021 to accelerate the transition away from fluorescent lighting and towards LEDs, in support of the African Lighting Amendment. Fluorescents contain mercury, a…

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…

August 15, 2023 Global Mercury Partnership

Transitioning to Mercury-Free Lighting in Asia-Pacific Countries – Presentations

This workshop provided a forum for exchanging information on the transition to mercury-free lighting, and sharing experiences on best practices, market trends and mercury-free lighting technology with countries from Asia-Pacific…

May 22, 2023 Clean Lighting Coalition

Roadmap to Mercury-Free Lighting Transition in Japan

Learn how Japan can join global efforts to phase–out fluorescent lighting and accelerate a domestic transition to LED.

May 22, 2023 Clean Lighting Coalition

Benefits of a Fluorescent Phase Out – Pacific Island Nations

Ministers of the Pacific Islands have an opportunity to endorse efforts to phase out fluorescent lamps worldwide by 2025 through a decision at COP5 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

April 4, 2023 Clean Lighting Coalition

South Africa Lighting Profile

This informational document provides an overview of clean lighting efforts in South Africa and national level data on the benefits of a country-wide transition from fluorescents to LEDs.