147 Countries Agreed To Phase Out All Fluorescent Lamps by 2027

At the Conference of the Parties (COP5) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the delegates from 147 countries agreed to phase out all fluorescent lamps by 2027. This decision will accelerate the adoption of LEDs, but the delayed phase-out period of four years means that large windfall energy savings and reduced carbon emissions will be lost.

COP5 lighting decisions primarily addressed linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs), the largest contributor to lighting-based mercury pollution in the world, ubiquitously found in offices, stores, and other commercial settings and institutions. LFLs are also a major source of energy-related CO2 emissions.

According to CLASP, an appliance and product efficiency NGO,  the phase-out will (cumulatively from the phase-out dates to 2050):

• Avoid 2.7 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions

• Eliminate 158 tonnes of mercury pollution, both from the light bulbs themselves and from avoided mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants

• Save US$1.13 trillion on electricity bills

Source: https://www.eceee.org/all-news/news/the-world-agrees-on-full-phase-out-of-fluorescent-lamps-but-fail-to-catch-full-savings/

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