Energy efficient light bulbs
Reduce your footprint through the gift of energy efficient light bulbs.
Imagine the difference you will make by providing villagers with an essential commodity that lasts much longer and consumes a lot less energy than usual. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are claimed to:
- last ten times longer than an incandescent bulb and
- consume a fifth of the energy of an incandescent bulb (http://www.climatesmart.qld.gov.au)
By helping poor families in developing countries make the switch to CFLs, it is possible to achieve simple but substantial cuts in energy consumption, electricity bills and greenhouse gas emissions. Cheaper electricity equates to greater study opportunities for school aged children, with increasing educational achievements ensuing release from the poverty cycle.
