Light Bulb Climate Action in Berlin

As G8 and EU ministers gather in Berlin to discuss energy efficiency measures, Greenpeace uses a mechanised road roller to crush ten thousand energy-wasting light bulbs at the Brandenburg Gate, demanding tough European efficiency standards for energy using products, and an immediate ban on incandescent light bulbs. An incandescent light bulb wastes 95% of its energy generating heat instead of light. Although cheaper to buy than energy efficient bulbs, incandescent bulbs cost consumers almost 200 euros a year in wasted electricity, and contribute millions of tons of greenhouse gases in the generation of this wasted power.