Shanghai comprehensively promote the "green lighting" project

According to China Economic Net reported from 2008 to 2009, Shanghai cumulative promotion of efficient lighting more than more than 10000 only to achieve an annual saving of 500 million kwh, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 500 thousand tons ().

In 2008, China has put forward the more use of financial subsidies to promote efficient lighting products to ensure the '11th Five-Year' efforts to promote efficient lighting products 150 million "goal, Shanghai promotion of efficient lighting products 1 million, of which the residents purchase amounted to 700 thousand.

2009, the Shanghai municipal government to promote efficient lighting products as a key task of energy saving and emission reduction, on the basis of national financial subsidies and the introduction of local financial subsidies. Residents in the purchase of energy-saving lamps can not only enjoy 50% of the state subsidies, but also enjoy a local subsidy of 20%, an energy saving lamp is only about $2 to $3.5, less than the market price of $1/6. At the beginning of December 2009, Shanghai has been the promotion of efficient lighting products 8 million 420 thousand, to the city's 18 District (county), 214 Street residents to promote the 7 million 380 thousand, to the unit users to promote the 500 thousand, to the city's low household gift of energy-saving lamps 540 thousand.

2010, the Shanghai municipal government plans to start tens of millions of energy-saving lamps into the family activities, is expected to achieve annual saving 600 million kwh, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 600 thousand tons.