Light's labour's lost Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting

When William Shakespeare wrote Love’s Labour’s Lost he would have used light from tallow candles at a cost (today) of £12,000 per million-lumen hours. The same amount of light from electric lamps now costs only £2!  But today’s low-cost illumination still has a dark side. Globally, lighting consumes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: International Energy Agency.
Autor Corporativo: International Energy Agency (-)
Otros Autores: Waide, Paul (-), Tanishima, Satoshi
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2006.
Colección:Energy Efficiency Policy Profiles,
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Sumario:When William Shakespeare wrote Love’s Labour’s Lost he would have used light from tallow candles at a cost (today) of £12,000 per million-lumen hours. The same amount of light from electric lamps now costs only £2!  But today’s low-cost illumination still has a dark side. Globally, lighting consumes more electricity than is produced by either hydro or nuclear power and results in CO2 emissions equivalent to two thirds of the world’s cars. This book documents a broad range of policy measures to stimulate efficient lighting being implemented around the world and suggests new ways these could be strengthened to prevent light’s labour from being lost.  
Notas:"In support of the G8 Plan of Action".
Descripción Física:1 online resource (561 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-558).
ISBN:9781280607561
9786610607563
9789264109520