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10/27/2008 – Aggressively replacing the world’s incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) could reduce lighting energy demand by nearly 40 percent and cut greenhouse gas emissions from day one, according to a new study. The report released by the Worldwatch Institute concluded that by 2030, these savings would add up to 16.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide-more than twice the amount released in the United States every year. Electric lighting consumes more than 19 percent of the world’s electricity, the report states, causing as much greenhouse gas pollution every year as half of all the light passenger vehicles on the road worldwide.  Read more …