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Ease Rating: Easy
Carbon Emission Savings: 444 kg CO2e or less if powered by clean energy
Impact Rating (0-5):
Impact = 0 (least) - 5 (most). This is a combination of a calculated scale and expert judgment in the absence of scientific data that directly quantifies the impact of a particular action.
5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
3 5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
No. of People Influenced Beyond You: tens of people
Amount of Savings: $$
Resilience Benefit:
Will this action help the user avoid, reduce, or recover from the impacts of (climate-driven) disasters, and, in some cases, enable the user to help others (e.g., in a family or community)?
no Impacts: 🔌 Save Energy
Categories: Home & Work
Description
Take a big energy efficiency step and change your light bulbs to LEDs as they go out. Collectively we save huge amounts of energy and pollution by doing this.
LEDs also last longer so that saves time from buying and changing them. Plus they save money from lower energy costs and because they last longer! A typical incandescent bulb will glow for about 1,000 hours while LEDs hang in there for 25,000 hours or more.
Tips
• LED (light emitting diode) bulbs now come in cool and warm colors, in all shapes and sizes, and have dimmable options. You can customize your lighting however you prefer!• It is better to wait to replace your incandescent bulbs with LEDs as they burn out. Try not to waste something that is already been manufactured. Most new things are created using polluting energy.
• LED bulbs are much cooler than most other bulbs, especially halogen bulbs, and thus present less of a fire and burn hazard.
• Lighting accounts for about 20% of annual household electricity bills so switching to more efficient LEDs adds up to meaningful savings over time.