{"id":118778,"date":"2017-11-27T06:32:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T05:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e52.nl\/?p=118778"},"modified":"2017-11-27T06:32:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T05:32:39","slug":"philips-lighting-delivered-one-billion-leds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/philips-lighting-delivered-one-billion-leds\/","title":{"rendered":"Philips Lighting delivered one billion LEDs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philips Lighting<\/a> has delivered one billion LED lamps and luminaires as part of its commitment to the \u2018Global Lighting Challenge\u2019, the Clean Energy Ministerial campaign to deploy ten billion high-efficiency light points to improve energy efficiency around the world. In doing so, it has pushed through the halfway mark of its target to deliver two billion by 2020.<\/p>\n

Philips Lighting says<\/a> it is the first company to reach this milestone, “which marks the latest progress in the global transition to energy-efficient lighting, a vital measure in slowing climate change”. In December 2006, when Philips Lighting called for the global phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, lighting accounted for 19% of global electricity consumption. This level was down to 15% in 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed, and is on track to further decline to 8% by 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis milestone demonstrates that we can successfully drive the transition from conventional lighting technologies to LED, which can make a significant contribution to global climate change objectives. Energy efficiency is the low hanging fruit \u2013 today, energy efficiency improves by about 1.5% every year but simply doubling this to 3% per year would set us on a sustainable path”, said Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public and Government Affairs at Philips Lighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen compared to the outdated lighting sources these LEDs replaced, the energy savings achieved are equivalent to the energy generated by 30 medium-sized coal-fired power stations and the CO2 reductions achieved are equivalent to the emissions produced by 12 million cars. The impact is real and measurable\u201d, Verhaar continued.<\/p>\n

The 1 billionth LED lamp was presented to a group of representatives from international governmental and non-governmental organizations at a special ceremony in Bonn last week.<\/p>\n

At the event, Philips Lighting called on governments worldwide to join them in its goal to make the world more energy-efficient by making the following commitments:<\/p>\n

* By 2020 all new buildings should be installed with LED or equivalent energy-efficient lighting
\n* By 2025 all street lighting should be LED or equivalent energy-efficient lighting
\n* By 2030 all existing corporate buildings should be fitted with LED or equivalent energy-efficient lighting<\/p>\n

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