Analysis of EU's green lighting products

The first phase of the EU ban on incandescent light from the September 1st entry into force. Since then, more than 100 watt incandescent lamp will gradually disappear in the EU market. These two days, the reporter saw in the large chain stores around Brussels Cora supermarket, 100 watt incandescent lamps have been under the shelf, but is still in the original label. Next to the instructions posted by consumers: "from the beginning of September 2009, more than 100 watt incandescent bulbs will be eliminated, replaced by energy-saving lamps. Another picture is marked with: "energy-saving lamps can save electricity 80%".

The European Union in March 2007 suggested that before the end of 2012 phased out incandescent lamps, the first out of more than 100 watts, and then eliminated a total of 75 WATTS, 60 watts, 40 watts and incandescent lamps. The proposal was passed in March 2009 as a law of the European union.

This is part of a series of EU energy saving measures aimed at reducing energy expenditure, reducing carbon emissions. According to the EU's estimates, the elimination of incandescent this measure, the EU can reduce the cost of each family up to 50 euros, the EU can save up to $10 billion.

The elimination of incandescent light is not the EU initiative. Earlier, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Philippines and other countries have begun a similar action. To seek re-election of President Barroso of the European Commission recently released in the next European Commission policy agenda will focus on climate, clear as the EU "take the lead". He pointed out that the EU set the 2020 carbon emissions targets, is to ensure energy security, promote economic modernization, to maintain technical priority. An EU official admitted to the author, energy-saving emission reduction was the EU as a policy priority, because the EU needs to increase the soft power, enhance international reputation, in order to have more countries, followed by".

Overall, the EU's strategic vision of climate warming is roughly three steps. First, the EU itself set an example, the proposed greenhouse gas emission reduction strategic objectives, that is, by 2020, the EU 27 countries will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 based on the 20%, in order to affect the developed countries to further achieve carbon emissions. Then, the main developing countries to promote emission reduction commitments, requiring developing countries in the development of economy, reduce poverty, while reducing the growth rate of carbon emissions. Then in the world more and more countries "and" to make the EU standards become the universal standard of energy saving and emission reduction.

EU's "three steps" is not easy to implement. As we all know, the climate issue has been a focus of the conflict between the United States and the United States, the United States on the EU to play the role of global leadership on this issue disagree, and even tried to set another set of standards. In this regard, insiders vividly called "the knot". This "knot" is not solved, the climate problem will be difficult to progress, the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in December in Copenhagen Denmark will be difficult.

However, the recent situation seems to be loose. The Obama administration has shown flexibility in climate issues. An EU official said that Obama was appointed at the beginning of the rapid appointment of officials responsible for the issue of climate, to show the willingness to solve the problem of climate in europe. In addition, the recession has also contributed to the realization of the EU emission reduction targets. According to the EU announced at the beginning of the September data, the 15 EU Member States last year old carbon emissions reduced by 1.3% over the previous year. This is also the direct effect of reduced economic output, lower energy consumption and reduced transport. This result, so that the EU increased confidence in achieving the 2020 emission reduction targets.