A group of MEPs have come up with a simple idea to turn off 25 medium-sized power stations in Europe by introducing a wholesale ban, throughout the EU, on inefficient lightbulbs.
A total of 400 MEPs are needed to introduce the ban, and Greenpeace are urging the public to lobby your MEP as soon as possible, as the deadline for the idea is 10 June. Some countries, including Australia, are moving in this direction.
The beauty of the idea is that, as well as taking a little of your time for the change, it forces industry to act in a truly eco-friendly way. This is the way environmentalism should be going, putting the onus on industry more than the individual.
A further benefit of the idea is that it is about conserving energy rather than producing more, and I’m sure there are many other ideas that could be put forward in order assist our fight against climate change.
This has never been more important, for the UK government has already used global warming as an excuse to try to re-introduce nuclear energy. It is up to environmentalists, now, to show that the energy gap can be met without this solution.
© Anthony North, May 2007
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