PHILPS lighting: by 2020 sales of more than 2 billion LED bulbs

In June 3rd, the global leader of PHILPS lighting lighting (AEX:LIGHT) leadership team and participate in the seventh world clean energy Ministerial Conference (Clean Energy Ministerial summit, CEM7) of the national energy ministers meeting. PHILPS lighting at the meeting promised to sell more than 2 billion LED bulbs by 2020. To achieve this goal, the reduction of energy and pollution is expected to be equivalent to the total power generation capacity of about 60 medium-sized thermal power stations in 2020 and the total emissions generated by the 24 million vehicles. At the same time, PHILPS lighting also reiterated its commitment to achieve global carbon neutral by 2020. As an important step in the hope that by the end of 2016 to achieve its full operational use of renewable energy in the United states.

Under the mechanism of the world Ministerial Conference on clean energy, Member States work together to accelerate the development of global clean energy. PHILPS lighting global strategy leader Bill Bien said: PHILPS lighting will implement the United Nations twenty-first Climate Change Conference (COP21) on the commitments reached. Energy conservation is the first step to deal with climate change, the implementation of energy-saving commitment is not only conducive to environmental protection, but also conducive to promoting the development of the global economy. It is estimated that by 2020, the economic benefits of energy savings will reach about 12 billion euros, which can be used to help other areas of development. The goal is clear, Time will not wait for me. "

PHILPS lighting's solemn commitment to the strong support of the United Nations in December 2015, the twenty-first climate change conference, clean energy Ministerial Conference on the launch of the "global lighting challenge plan" (Global Lighting Challenge). The action plan aims to promote the popularity of the world's 10 billion high efficiency, high quality, cost-effective light bulbs (such as LED bulbs) to deal with global climate change.

Committed to carbon neutral

In the seventh clean energy Ministerial Conference (CEM7), PHILPS lighting appealed to other companies to meet the challenges, to build Carbon Neutral Co. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in, Royal PHILPS promised to fully use renewable energy in 2020, to achieve carbon neutral company operations. PHILPS lighting at the clean energy ministerial meeting reaffirmed this commitment, and to other organizations and enterprises to share in their response to the challenges of the successful experience.

The key to achieving carbon neutrality is to use renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions during operations and logistics. PHILPS lighting in this meeting to share in the United States carbon neutral operation experience with Texas -- thanks to Mkuk (McCook Texas) of the Hidalgo wind power reached a purchase agreement, PHILPS lighting is expected to be realized in the end of this year in the United States operating and total carbon.

"We are pleased to see that PHILPS lighting LED lighting and intelligent lighting system compared with the traditional products, can save up to 80% energy. At the same time, we have to assume responsibility for carbon emissions in the operation of the enterprise, so PHILPS lighting promises to achieve carbon neutral in 2020. In order to deliver on this commitment, we will review each of these activities, including business operations, production processes and supply chain. I am very pleased to tell you that this work is progressing very smoothly: last year, our global renewable energy utilization rate reached 60%, Bill Bien said.

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