Or they worry that the bulbs can spread poisonous mercury if they break. For some people, energy efficient bulbs can trigger epileptic seizures and migraines.

But increasing energy access is not only about supplying better, more efficient cooking stoves or light bulbs.

The intention was understandable if everyone in the world exchanged most light bulbs for energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), we could save 3.5 of all electricity, or 1 of our CO2 emissions.

But we shouldn t fool ourselves into thinking that swapping our current car for a Prius, or replacing our incandescent lights with energy efficient fluorescent bulbs, will strike a meaningful blow against climate change.

Myth 2 Energy efficient buildings are uncomfortable.

Efficient use of energy reduces pollution, reduces energy intensity, and improves productivity and competitiveness.

Energy efficient industry can compete better, pollute less and help to achieve national energy security.

Candles are cozy and seem oh so natural. Yet, when measured by the light they generate, candles are almost 100 times less efficient than incandescent light bulbs, and more than 300 times less efficient than fluorescent lights.

Another example is incandescent light bulbs, which emit only around 10 of their energy as visible light and the remainder as infrared.

Besides, it is more efficient to reward energy conservation rather than to simply penalize energy use.

We want to get people to be more energy efficient.

Shifts to more energy efficient means of transportation ease congestion.

The first is energy conservation through more fuel efficient vehicles.

Ongoing activities include the development of standards and recommendations in sustainable transport, promotion of energy efficient technology and energy efficient investment projects and promotion of sustainable forest management.

Awareness building in energy efficiency measures and the introduction of efficient industrial energy systems is, therefore, required.

And the cozy candles that many participants will light, which seem so natural and environmentally friendly, are still fossil fuels and almost 100 times less efficient than incandescent light bulbs.

This can be done by refitting households with high efficiency light bulbs and other technological improvements, and by retrofitting industrial plants with energy saving technologies.

More efficient technologies normally take many years to spread through the energy sector.

The more energy efficient one is, the lower one s vulnerability to price volatility.

We will need improved energy efficiency, through green buildings and more efficient appliances.

When well insulated, a building is energy efficient, thus saving the owner money.

But only if research is doubled to create new energy efficient technologies will we eventually consume less energy overall and more energy in an environmentally friendly way.

Moreover, economists contend that energy consumption per capita is declining, owing to more efficient use.

No alternative form of energy is efficient enough to compete with fossil fuels at scale.

Many small island developing States were unable to adopt energy efficient practices for lack of appropriate policies and information, and most needed energy audits.

Europeans would benefit directly through improved Internet access, lower energy costs, and more efficient transport links.

Deploying less efficient, more expensive alternative energy sources will hurt businesses and consumers, not help them.

The advances in materials science open the possibility of much more energy efficient residences and commercial buildings.

PARIS Humanity s future, to say nothing of its prosperity, will depend on how the world tackles two central energy challenges securing reliable supplies of affordable energy, and switching to efficient low carbon energy.

New businesses are already emerging all over the world, focused on low carbon solutions to energy generation and use, from light bulbs to transport, but they are still at the pioneering stage.

For years now, climate activists from Al Gore to Leonardo DiCaprio have argued that individual actions like driving more economical cars and using more efficient light bulbs are a crucial element in the effort to address global warming.

According to the information reported on this subsector, the efficient lighting option has high potential for cost effectively abating GHGs, and many Parties are currently implementing improved lighting practices by replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent types.

The one thing we need to do is we have to replace these inefficient incandescent light bulbs, florescent lights, with this new technology of LED, LED light bulbs.

The EU s most competitive economies are the most innovative and energy efficient, with the most highly educated workforces.

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The sun is a nearly inexhaustible energy source, while energy stored in the form of chemical bonds like those found in fossil fuels is accessible, efficient, and convenient.

For example, lightweight, two passenger vehicles can be up to ten times more energy efficient than a typical car.

The oil crisis in 1973 also encouraged the efficient use of energy because of Japan's lack of natural resources.

The analysis shows how all major economic sectors including many energy intensive industries will grow. For example, energy efficient buildings are a boon to the cement and chemical industries.

Efficient buildings enable countries to produce and consume less energy, which supports economic development, because money is freed up for other projects, while promoting energy security and environmental sustainability.

In terms of total lifecycle costs, these vehicles are three to six times more energy efficient than their petroleum counterparts.

Europe cannot build an efficient external policy without achieving a minimum of harmonization of member state policies regarding energy flows, interconnections, infrastructure, investment, and greater progress toward a single energy market.

This is all the more true for educating consumers about energy efficient behavior and its implications for their own economic welfare.

Appropriate regulation and sufficiently long time horizons can make structures of all kinds much more energy efficient, without imposing burdensome costs.

Depending upon circumstances, these can include improved biomass cooking stoves or larger scale, more efficient, plants for converting fuelwood to energy.