New Zealand and Australia are about to turn off the incandescent lights that have illuminated them since the bulb was invented more than 120 years ago.
Australian Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday announced that traditional light bulbs would be phased out within three years – a move he said would be a world first.
Under law, the super-cheap lighting will vanish from supermarket shelves by 2010, replaced by energy-efficient alternatives such as compact fluorescent bulbs.
Mr Turnbull estimated the move would slash Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by about 8000 tonnes a year in the five years to 2012.
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