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Why LED lighting won’t save the planet

A few months ago I was complaining that the most visible result of the introduction of LED lighting to ‘save the planet’ seemed to be increased night-time illumination of the whole country, from forests in the Highlands to parks and gardens in towns and cities. A LightAware supporter told me that this was a result […]

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Supporting health, wellbeing and performance of humans

Human Centric Lighting supports health, well-being and performance of humans by combining visual, biological and emotional benefits of light.

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LightAware Comments on the proposed changes to the EU Ecodesign Directive 2009

LightAware submitted the following comments to the EU Commission on 25th January 2018.

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Artificially lit surface of Earth at night increasing in radiance and extent

Continued improvement in the luminous efficacy of light sources and increases in gross domestic product (GDP) have resulted in tremendous growth in artificial light use over several centuries. Historically, lighting has been subject to a strong rebound effect, in which increases in luminous efficacy result in correspondingly greater light use rather than energy savings.

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