Editing Incandescent light bulb (section)

===Measures to ban use===
{{Main|Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs}}
Since incandescent light bulbs use more energy than alternatives such as [[compact fluorescent lamp|CFL]]s and [[LED lamp]]s, many governments have introduced measures to ban their use, by setting minimum efficacy standards higher than can be achieved by incandescent lamps. Measures to ban light bulbs have been implemented in the European Union, the United States, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada and Australia, among others. The European Commission has calculated that the ban contributes {{Euro|5{{nbsp}}billion}} to {{Euro|10{{nbsp}}billion}} to the economy and saves 40&nbsp;TWh of electricity every year, translating in {{CO2}} emission reductions of {{convert|15|e6t|e9lb|abbr=off}}.<ref>Nicholas A. A.Howarth, Jan Rosenow: ''Banning the bulb: Institutional evolution and the phased ban of incandescent lighting in Germany''. In: ''[[Energy Policy (journal)|Energy Policy]]'' 67, (2014), 737–746, {{doi|10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.060}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Frequently asked questions about the regulation on ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps |url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_09_113 |website=European Commission - European Commission |access-date=19 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Objections to banning the use of incandescent light bulbs include the higher initial cost of alternatives and lower quality of light of fluorescent lamps.<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/business/energy-environment/06bulbs.html |author=Leora Broydo Vestel |work=The New York Times |title=Incandescent Bulbs Return to the Cutting Edge |date=6 July 2009|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512214719/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/business/energy-environment/06bulbs.html |archive-date=12 May 2011}}</ref> Some people have concerns about the [[Fluorescent lamps and health|health effects]] of fluorescent lamps.<ref name=scenihr2008>{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/scenihr_o_019.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112081741/http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/scenihr_o_019.pdf |archive-date=2008-11-12 |url-status=live|title=Light Sensitivity, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks|access-date=2009-08-31|publisher=Director-General for Health and Consumers, European Commission|date=2008|pages=26–27}}</ref>