Post by faction on Feb 7, 2008 9:51:44 GMT 8
Philippines Phasing Out Incandescent Bulbs to Cut
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - In a first for Asia, the
Philippines plans to phase
out inefficient incandescent bulbs in favor of more
energy-efficient compact
fluorescent lamps (CFLs) that will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and cut
household energy costs.
In her closing remarks at the 2008 Philippine Energy
Summit, President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced the country¹s
plans to phase out
incandescent bulbs by January 2010. Australia made a
similar move early last
year, which was followed by Canada and other
industrialized countries.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) acted as technical
advisor to the Energy
Summit, assisting the Department of Energy in
developing plans to address
climate change and reduce energy consumption.
The most effective way we can reduce energy demand
and greenhouse gases is
by using energy more efficiently, said Thomas
Crouch, Deputy Director
General of ADBs Southeast Asia Department. The
climate change challenge is
a global one. ADB will support and encourage other
developing countries to
follow the Government of Philippines lead and make
the switch to more
energy-efficient products like compact fluorescent
lamps.
ADB is considering extending a $30 million loan
later this year to the
Philippines to help fund a range of programs on
energy efficiency, including
pilot programs that could be continued as long-term
development projects.
Portions of the ADB funding could be used to provide
CFLs to low-income
families to mitigate the impact of the change from
incandescent lighting.
While CFLs are more expensive to buy than
incandescent bulbs, they pay for
themselves in lower power bills within a year. CFLs
use around 20% of the
electricity used by incandescent bulbs to produce
the same amount of light.
Additionally, CFLs last six to ten times longer than
the average
incandescent bulb.
The switch to CFLs will result in household lighting
costs falling by as
much as 80%, and the country's annual greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions falling
2 million metric tons starting in 2010.
Additionally, national electricity
demand is expected to fall by 2,000 megawatts, or
the equivalent of
electricity generated by six power plants.
Electric lighting generates emissions equal to 70%
of those from all the
world's passenger vehicles, and 90% of the energy
consumed by each bulb
generates heat, which then adds to air-conditioning
costs.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - In a first for Asia, the
Philippines plans to phase
out inefficient incandescent bulbs in favor of more
energy-efficient compact
fluorescent lamps (CFLs) that will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and cut
household energy costs.
In her closing remarks at the 2008 Philippine Energy
Summit, President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced the country¹s
plans to phase out
incandescent bulbs by January 2010. Australia made a
similar move early last
year, which was followed by Canada and other
industrialized countries.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) acted as technical
advisor to the Energy
Summit, assisting the Department of Energy in
developing plans to address
climate change and reduce energy consumption.
The most effective way we can reduce energy demand
and greenhouse gases is
by using energy more efficiently, said Thomas
Crouch, Deputy Director
General of ADBs Southeast Asia Department. The
climate change challenge is
a global one. ADB will support and encourage other
developing countries to
follow the Government of Philippines lead and make
the switch to more
energy-efficient products like compact fluorescent
lamps.
ADB is considering extending a $30 million loan
later this year to the
Philippines to help fund a range of programs on
energy efficiency, including
pilot programs that could be continued as long-term
development projects.
Portions of the ADB funding could be used to provide
CFLs to low-income
families to mitigate the impact of the change from
incandescent lighting.
While CFLs are more expensive to buy than
incandescent bulbs, they pay for
themselves in lower power bills within a year. CFLs
use around 20% of the
electricity used by incandescent bulbs to produce
the same amount of light.
Additionally, CFLs last six to ten times longer than
the average
incandescent bulb.
The switch to CFLs will result in household lighting
costs falling by as
much as 80%, and the country's annual greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions falling
2 million metric tons starting in 2010.
Additionally, national electricity
demand is expected to fall by 2,000 megawatts, or
the equivalent of
electricity generated by six power plants.
Electric lighting generates emissions equal to 70%
of those from all the
world's passenger vehicles, and 90% of the energy
consumed by each bulb
generates heat, which then adds to air-conditioning
costs.