The liter of light, a simple and innovative idea:
-* The carbon footprint of the manufacture of one incandescent bulb is 0.45kg CO2
-* A 50 Watt light bulb has a carbon footprint of nearly 17kg CO2/year
-* Moser lamps emit no CO2
-* Objective : reach 1 MM people per year.
The idea has also caught on in about 15 other countries, from India and Bangladesh, to Tanzania, Argentina and Fiji.
Source:
BBC