Standard light bulbs to be switched off
5:00AM Wednesday February 21, 2007
By Greg Ansley
Australian Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday announced that traditional light bulbs would be phased out within three years - a move he said would be a world first.
Under law, the super-cheap lighting will vanish from supermarket shelves by 2010, replaced by energy-efficient alternatives such as compact fluorescent bulbs.
Mr Turnbull estimated the move would slash Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by about 8000 tonnes a year in the five years to 2012.
In Wellington, Climate Change Minister David Parker said New Zealand was likely to implement similar measures.
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