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In 2022 we must focus our attention on light.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glasgow\u2019s Cop26 was awash with promises and commitments<\/a> by governments and businesses alike to reduce emissions, scale up sustainability efforts, and ultimately achieve net zero. But to really gain momentum, we need to exchange talk with action.<\/p>\n

The issue, however, is that to achieve what we want while maintaining or increasing our quality of life in the built environment, we must implement energy efficiency technologies like retrofitting buildings, and these upgrades often take time \u2013 time we do not have. That\u2019s where light comes in.<\/p>\n

Upgrading office fluorescent lights to LEDs, swapping out smart poles for standard streetlights, or installing solar panels on residential properties, are solutions that are much faster, and less invasive, modifications to the built environment as opposed to changes in heat, air conditioning, ventilation, or water systems.<\/p>\n

That isn\u2019t to say we shouldn\u2019t adopt these energy renovation techniques. We should – we need them all to get the ball rolling – but we can use light to increase energy efficiency now, because the benefits are vast.<\/p>\n

Some LEDs, for example, last 15 times longer and use up to 80% less energy<\/a> than their conventional counterparts, saving materials down the line and cash for consumers, as well as reducing the electricity demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cEncouraging energy-efficient retrofits in the built environment and better planning new infrastructure development, with a focus on technologies that can expedite reduction of carbon emissions can offer definite results,\u201d said Stephen Rouatt, CEO of Signify in UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cLEDs are one of the quickest renovations that dramatically cuts carbon \u2013 it does not require large capital investments and has a short payback time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to Signify, lighting makes up around 13% of the global electricity demand. If businesses and cities all switched to LEDs, there would be global annual savings of around $200 million, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 500 million households.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just about changing bulbs. In some respect, lighting is really at the forefront of efficiency, a word that International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol, has described as a \u201cjobs machine<\/a>\u201d that should be \u201cat the heart of the global energy agenda<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Efficiency is more than energy efficiency. With lights, we can live smarter, happier and healthier, all while having less impact on the planet.<\/p>\n

Already many of our cities have adopted LED streetlamps that function as a public service<\/a>, housing 4G\/5G and WiFi connectivity, security cameras, microphones, sensors, and digital billboards, ultimately increasing urban connectivity, safety, and liveability.<\/p>\n

In offices, artificial skylights are able to mimic the rhythm of daylight<\/a> and simulate nature and have proved to significantly impact how employees feel and how effective they are.<\/p>\n

And in supermarkets, upper air luminaries are being used as a disinfectant in the fight against Covid-19 through ultraviolet-c radiation which has shown to be effective at breaking down<\/a> the novel virus.<\/p>\n

As we approach Cop27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the first conference to be held in Africa since 2016, it\u2019s also time we start considering solar and the opportunities the technology brings for the continent.<\/p>\n

Africa is home to a number of countries that are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change while contributing so little to the problem. An estimated 600 million people don\u2019t have access to electricity and infrastructure still needs to be vastly developed \u2013 leapfrogging to solar, as well as LEDs, makes sense.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to double the speed of action in all areas, and more then ever we need results in the short term, to bend the carbon emissions curve and to build the confidence on our ability to limit global warming to 1.5C,\u201d said Harry Verhaar, Signify\u2019s Head of Global Public & Government Affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are good reasons to start with lighting, which has the additional benefit of its results being visible as more comfortable homes, safer and more attractive city environments and more pleasant workplaces. Let\u2019s act, as today\u2019s delays would otherwise become tomorrow\u2019s sorrows.\u201d<\/p>\n

This post was sponsored by\u00a0Signify<\/a>.\u00a0See our\u00a0editorial guidelines<\/a> for what this means.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sponsored content:<\/span> Changes in how we light our lives can help accelerate the move to more energy efficient built environments","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":45766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4086,132],"tags":[],"coauthors":[4219],"class_list":["post-45765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sponsored-content","category-z-hidden","type-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIn 2022, let lighting pave the way to a more efficient future<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sponsored content: Changes in how we light our lives can help accelerate the move to more energy efficient built environments\" \/>\n<meta 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