Thursday March 18, 2010
The Government will be replacing all existing bulbs with energy efficient ones as part of efforts to reduce carbon intensity by 40% by 2020, said Power, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin.
He said the move would be done in stages over a three-year period and the sale of such lighting devices would be stopped in 2014.
"The new implementation will enable the use of energy more effectively and wisely as users will be encouraged to use compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and light emitting diode (LED).
"It is also part of the government's commitment to reduce carbon emission by about 40% by 2020," he told reporters at his ministry here Thursday....
Read more at http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/18/nation/20100318115345&sec=nation
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