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Ecological benefits of part-night lighting revealed

Study shows there is no difference in pollination success between part-night lighting and full darkness, highlighting the ecological benefit of switching off our street lights even for short periods in the night.

Halt Blue-Rich White Light Pollution

Please reinstate the All Parliamentary Lighting Group and urgently create a National Light Policy which properly addresses the harmful effects of modern lighting technology on humans, wildlife, road safety and sky glow.

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.

Street lights bring forward the spring

“Artificial street lighting is having such a profound impact on Nature that it has brought Spring forward by more than a week”

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Ecological benefits of part-night lighting revealed

Halt Blue-Rich White Light Pollution

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

Street lights bring forward the spring

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