Buildings and Appliances Task Force
The phase-out of inefficient lighting was widely acclaimed as one of the most important short term initiatives in combating climate change. Phase-Out 2008 was an international forum for key stakeholders to meet and exchange information on the initiatives taking place around the globe. It was an opportunity to share experience and lessons learned, consider key challenges to the phase-out and implications for industry, and identify how the move towards efficient lighting can benefit from cooperation at the regional and international level. Phase-Out 2008 brought together the lighting industry, government regulators and international organisations,
Agenda highlights included:
- Progress reports from countries that have gone down the ‘Phase-out Path’;
- Analysis of phase-out implications for the lighting industry;
- Approaches to harmonised testing and performance standards;
- Regulatory and policy tools for phase-out implementation; and
- Evaluation of possible phase-out policy implications including CFL related health and recycling issues
The Conference also included a workshop on CFL Quality, a stakeholder consultation forum in order to shape and design the Global Environment Facility (GEF) international inefficient lighting phase-out project, and a visit to one of
the world’s largest CFL production facilities.