In a world first the Australian Government has announced that it will phase out incandescent light bulbs over the next three years.  The move to using compact fluroscent light (CFL) bulbs, which use 80% less energy, will help reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by four million tonnes by 2012.  In Australia, lighting currently represents around 12% of greenhouse gas emissions from households, around 25% of emissions from the commercial sector.

A compact fluroscent light bulb can last between four and ten times longer than the average incandescent light bulb, which can lead to major savings in household energy costs.  The annoucement came shortly after a bill called "How many legislators does it take to change a light bulb act" was introduced into the Californian Parliament.

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