Phasing in Quality: Harmonization of CFLs to Help Asia Address Climate Change
This report highlights the challenges facing manufacturers and governments who are working to scale up the adoption of energy-efficient lamps to help improve energy security and address climate change. The report provides a detailed overview of lighting markets and programs in China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, and then presents a series of comparative analyses covering the current standards, regulations, testing, labeling, and other performance and quality requirements in effect for energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) sold in these six nations. The report finds that 10 to 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reductions could be achieved by replacing poor-quality CFLs - lamps that do not last as long or do not put out sufficient or quality light - sold in Asia with good-quality CFLs, and also outlines the steps needed to develop and implement a quality certification and marking system for CFLs sold throughout Asia.
Complete Report
March 2009 | PDF (1.98 MB)
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