The United Nations Environment Programme has initially promulgated guidelines on energy efficiency in lighting.

In an activity during the Global Forum on energy efficiency in Copenhagen, the U4E of the United Nations Environment Programme announced a model for the management of traditional consumption bulbs in developing countries and emerging economies. These guidelines are jointly formulated by public and private stakeholders. Their goal is to accelerate the transition to energy-efficient lighting and energy-efficient appliances.

MarkRadka, director of energy and climate at the United Nations Environment Programme, said that the "model management guidelines" can help countries achieve their environmental goals, improve public health and save money. At the same time, this is a good example to show that mutual cooperation between the private sector and environmental groups can achieve common goals. "

At present, about 15% of the world's electricity is used for lighting. With the rapid development of the economy, the demand for lighting will continue to increase. Assuming that developing countries and emerging economies can switch to efficient LED lighting overnight, they will save $18 billion in electricity bills, reduce 1.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions and save electricity equivalent to the total annual consumption of Mexico.

Noah Horowitz, director of the energy efficiency standards center of the Natural Resources Defense Council, pointed out that energy-efficient LED lighting is a good way to save carbon resources and ease the tension of the power grid. LED lights are only about 10% of the energy consumed by traditional incandescent lamps.

Harry Verhaar, head of global public and government food at Xinnuo Fei, stressed that although the global incandescent light market has decreased from 12 billion to 2 billion in the past ten years, the decline has reached 80%. However, the implementation of the quasi management side is very significant for developing countries and emerging economies, because in these economies, the white market is white. Incandescent lamps are still widely used.

The model management guidelines include all the basic elements, such as product range, testing methods, minimum performance requirements and market monitoring, to ensure that consumers can purchase satisfactory LED lamps. In the near future, these guidelines will be applied to countries interested in it. Countries implementing these guidelines will also reduce trade barriers between countries and share opportunities for resources.

Source: U4E

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