Japan in the next 3 years to stop the production of incandescent lamps

According to Japanese media reports, home and office lighting is now widely used incandescent lamp, not only a large power consumption, and low energy efficiency. As a response to climate warming, the Japanese government has decided to suspend the production and sale of incandescent bulbs in the next few years, and gradually promote the use of small, durable fluorescent lamps.

Allegedly, Japan will suspend production of incandescent bulbs in the next 3 years. According to the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions requirements, from 2008, the government will strengthen the implementation of the family and the office of greenhouse gas emission reduction measures. If all households use all of the fluorescent lamp, its greenhouse gas emission reduction effect, equivalent to 1.3% of total household greenhouse gas emissions, a total of about 2 million tons.

However, the use of fluorescent lamps are 10 times more expensive than incandescent lamps, therefore, the promotion of the use of fluorescent lamps have a certain degree of difficulty.

To date, the Japanese government has been promoting the popularity of fluorescent lamps. However, the effect is not satisfactory. According to the statistics of the Japan bulb industry association, the sales volume of incandescent lamps in 2006 was about 135 million, while the sales of fluorescent lamps were only about 24 million.

On the other hand, from the international situation, the United Kingdom has made it clear that from 2008 to 2011 phased suspension of the use of incandescent lamps, while the use of incandescent restrictions. Known as the world leader in the field of energy conservation in Japan, it is intended to suspend the production of incandescent lamps, one-time completion of the conversion from the use of incandescent lamps to fluorescent lamps.

According to the estimates of large household electrical appliance manufacturers, incandescent power consumption is about 5 times the fluorescent lamp, the use of 1 incandescent electric charge of about 9600 yen for about 10 thousand hours. The fluorescent lamp life of 10 times more than incandescent lamps, therefore, the use of fluorescent or cost-effective. The Japanese government intends to work with manufacturers to carry out this publicity, in order to get the understanding and support of consumers, easy to promote the use of fluorescent lamps.