LED

The switch to LED street lighting is expected to eliminate almost 12,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide and save Hertfordshire’s taxpayers around £5m a year

Its switch to LEDs and part-night lighting policy has also helped avoid almost 12,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

The electronics retailer has also pledged to help consumers reduce their emissions by 20% and save $5bn during that period

The small town in Maine, US, aims to replace its existing lamps with energy-efficient LED fixtures

French utility ENGIE has been announced as the preferred bidder for the £195m redesign and refurbishment project

The funding will primarily be used to install low carbon LED lighting

Green or blue LEDS could replace energy-intensive incandescent lighting used to lure fish towards bait

LEDs are more expensive in the short-term but cheaper over an extended period

If just half of NHS trusts adopted distributed energy solutions, they are expected to save at least £130m a year

Most technologies will not meet the climate, energy access and air pollution targets under its Sustainable Development Scenario