Signify advocates a fast transition to energy-efficient connected LED lighting to accelerate decarbonization and advance digitalization for businesses and consumers. More than a decade after Signify’s call to phase out the incandescent light bulb around the globe, it now calls for the transition to energy-efficient connected LED lighting as the new standard of ‘general lighting’. The move will contribute to meeting the goals of economic recovery plans around the world, including the European Green Deal and American Jobs Plan, and the commitments nations made in the Paris Agreement.
According to Signify’s findings, switching to LED lighting in the professional market could reduce CO2 emissions by 553 million tonnes, the number of emissions that 25 billion trees could sequester in a year. Making the switch would also generate electricity savings of 1,132 TWh, which is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 494 million households.
“The current decade to 2030 will be decisive for world leaders to reach the goal of net zero by 2050. They must back their commitments by actions that deliver results in the short to medium term,” said Brian Motherway, Head of Energy Efficiency, International Energy Agency. “We envisage that a move to more energy-efficient technologies is one of the core measures that will help us in our Race to Zero.”
“We can act today by accelerating the switch to energy-efficient lighting, by doubling the rate of building renovations per year, and by mobilizing consumers to make their own significant impact in the Race to Zero,” said Eric Rondolat, CEO, Signify.
