Banning of incandescent lightbulbs | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-05

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00:01:14 1 Alternatives to incandescent bulbs
00:04:02 2 Regional developments
00:04:11 2.1 Africa
00:04:19 2.1.1 Botswana
00:04:31 2.1.2 ECOWAS
00:04:56 2.1.3 Egypt
00:05:08 2.1.4 Kenya
00:05:20 2.1.5 Morocco
00:05:33 2.1.6 Namibia
00:05:47 2.1.7 Rwanda
00:05:59 2.1.8 South Africa
00:06:11 2.1.9 Tanzania
00:06:23 2.1.10 Tunisia
00:06:36 2.1.11 Zambia
00:06:49 2.1.12 Zimbabwe
00:07:00 2.2 Asia
00:07:08 2.2.1 Bahrain
00:07:19 2.2.2 Bangladesh
00:07:30 2.2.3 People's Republic of China
00:08:40 2.2.4 India
00:09:25 2.2.5 Japan
00:09:37 2.2.6 Kazakhstan
00:09:51 2.2.7 Kuwait
00:10:06 2.2.8 Malaysia
00:10:19 2.2.9 North Korea
00:10:34 2.2.10 Philippines
00:11:00 2.2.11 Malaysia
00:11:17 2.2.12 Israel
00:11:40 2.2.13 Qatar
00:11:51 2.2.14 South Korea
00:12:13 2.2.15 Taiwan
00:12:25 2.2.16 Tajikistan
00:12:41 2.2.17 United Arab Emirates
00:12:53 2.2.18 Uzbekistan
00:13:07 2.3 Europe
00:13:15 2.3.1 European Union
00:15:38 2.3.2 Iceland
00:15:49 2.3.3 Montenegro
00:16:04 2.3.4 Norway
00:16:28 2.3.5 Russia
00:16:46 2.3.6 Switzerland
00:17:15 2.4 North America
00:17:23 2.4.1 Canada
00:19:09 2.4.2 Cuba
00:19:24 2.4.3 United States
00:21:48 2.5 Oceania
00:21:56 2.5.1 Australia
00:23:07 2.5.2 New Zealand
00:23:34 2.6 South America
00:23:42 2.6.1 Argentina
00:23:57 2.6.2 Bolivia
00:24:11 2.6.3 Brazil
00:24:47 2.6.4 Chile
00:25:02 2.6.5 Ecuador
00:25:13 2.6.6 Venezuela
00:25:30 3 Public opposition
00:28:21 3.1 Environmental and health concerns
00:29:48 3.2 Cost
00:30:15 3.2.1 Heating and cooling
00:31:25 3.3 Dimmability
00:32:18 4 See also



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Governments around the world have passed measures to phase out incandescent light bulbs for general lighting in favor of more energy-efficient lighting alternatives. Phase-out regulations effectively ban the manufacture, importation or sale of incandescent light bulbs for general lighting. Use of existing bulbs—which have a relatively short lifespan—is usually not regulated. The regulations are based on efficiency, rather than use of incandescent technology.
Brazil and Venezuela started the phase-out in 2005, and the European Union, Switzerland, and Australia started to phase them out in 2009. Likewise, other nations are implementing new energy standards or have scheduled phase-outs: Argentina, and Russia in 2012, and the United States, Canada, Mexico, Malaysia and South Korea in 2014.Objections to replacement of incandescent lamps for general lighting mainly include the higher purchasing expense of alternative light bulbs. To mitigate the cost effects of these concerns, various programs have been put in place ranging from subsidies for lamps to improved standards for measurement of performance and for labelling products. Manufacturers develop fluorescent lamps with reduced mercury content compared to original designs, and recycling programs are intended to prevent mercury release. New lamp types offer improved starting characteristics, and dimmable types are available.