UN calls time on Edison's inefficient lightbulbs

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UNEP report says "quick win" switch to energy-efficient lighting would help drive emission-cutting efforts

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has urged every country in the world to ditch inefficient incandescent lightbulbs as a "quick-win" way of slashing greenhouse gas emissions. UNEP yesterday...

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