The world is a complex place, with layers of purpose wrapped inside each other …
The European Union argues that it has serious concerns about Global Warming. That it seeks to have real movements forward on energy efficiency. And yet …
The EU recently decided to keep in a place a 66 percent tariff on compact flourescent lightbulbs (CFLs) as a penalty since the EU asserts that they are being sold below cost.
What is truly sad … this is a decision driven, it seems, by the German government seeking to protect the interests (jobs) of a German incandescent lightbulb manufacturer. Hmmm … why not offer them a percentage of the energy saved by importing CFLs?