LEDs promise brighter future

Illumination never been more important in combatting global warming. According to a report prepared by independent non-governmental organisation Climate Group, lights around the world accounted for 19 per cent of grid-connection electricity generation and nine per cent of global energy use in 2006. The six per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions attributed to lighting is equivalent to 70 per cent of the emissions from the world's passenger vehicles, the report stated.