Australia to ban incandescent light bulbs

Australia will ban incandescent light bulbs to help cut greenhouse gas emissions, its government announced today.

Malcolm Turnbull, the environment minister, said replacing the country's incandescent bulbs could prevent up to 4m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions entering the atmosphere every year by 2015.

Banning the bulbs would also help cut 800,000 tonnes from Australia's current greenhouse gas emissions level by 2012 and lower household lighting costs by 66%, Reuters reported him as saying.

Guardian Unlimited - Australia switches on to light bulb change - February 20, 2007
also see e.g. CBC - Australia says lights out to incandescent bulbs

California is also considering a ban:

Slashdot California Proposes to Ban Incandescent Lightbulbs /.

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