Green Lighting

Fluorescent lamps generate more than 70% of all the artificial light in the world but consume only 50% of the energy needed for lighting. They need only about one 5th of the electricity that an ordinary light bulb requirements. Depending on the type and the way in which they work, their average life is between 5000 and 45, 000 hours, whereas a light bulb lasts only for 1000 hours. Once an oddity in the world of lighting, energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (or CFLs) are making a comeback now that climate change is firmly on the agenda of politicians, CEOs and even celebrities.