10 reasons why we must follow the French
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They're going to curb night time lighting by law - time we followed their example and here's why
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10 reasons why we must follow the French
10 reasons why we must follow the French
From 1 July 2013 they’re going to curb lighting at night – by law
10 reasons why we must follow the French
From 1 July 2013 they’re going to curb lighting at night – by law
Sacre bleu! Won’t that cause lots of problems?
10 reasons why we must follow the French
From 1 July 2013 they’re going to curb lighting at night – by law
Sacre bleu! Won’t that cause lots of problems?Not according to these ponderings I’ve borrowed from Ray Molony of LUX magazine – in fact it’ll be
good for the lighting industry
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1 It’ll save energy2TWh per year is the government’s estimate - that’s equivalent to 750,000 households and 250,000 tons of CO2.
The Syndicat de L’Éclairage believes the government’s savings measure of 2TWh a year for the night ban is too optimistic. It calculates savings of 0.5TWh and with lighting controls used day and night could save 16TWh.
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2 It’ll encourage good behaviour
If there’s a bit of a stick to beat those who leave the lights on, then of course behaviour will start to improve.
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3 People will see lighting as a resource
The law says ‘Conserve it, or you’ll get clobbered’. Now there’s motivation to do the right thing!
Power to the big stick to get things moving.
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4 Lighting controls will be ‘the new black’
Much easier to have the lights control themselves to meet legal requirements than expect employees to switch off responsibly.
And of course LED lighting is perfectly suited for such controls …
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5 Rising electricity prices aren’t enough
We’re still wasting energy, even as prices continue to rise.
This law will stop businesses wasting money and energy.
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6 Starry, starry nights
Forgotten what they look like?
Time for a romantic trip to France to see a proper night sky from 1 July 2013.
Imagine what it would be like where you live.
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7 It won’t affect crime rates
No conclusive evidence from anywhere in the world to show that urban lighting cuts crime, just the fear of crime.
For more on this topic, read #Gordon Routledge in LUX magazine.
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8 Incentives aren’t working
Carrots aren’t working in UK and France, so it’s time for the stick to make sure that we switch them off.
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9 No enforcement issues
How easy can it be to spot the offenders???
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10 It’s going to happen anyway
Why wait?
Let’s get on and do it now in the UK. It makes so much sense, n’est-ce pas?
Allez!
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