Greenpeace activists today took their movement against the incandescent GLS bulb to a higher level.

Holding a gigantic white banner, the members of the NGO working for the protection of the environment, interacted with the general public, distributed pamphlets and spoke to the media outside a hall where the annual general meeting of Philips Electronics India Ltd. was being held.

The activists demanded that GLS bulbs be phased out by 2012. The NGO is protesting against Philips as it is a global brand producing incandescent bulbs.

“Philips is the leading manufacturers of GLS bulbs in India. Considering that they have already phased out GLS bulbs in Europe and promoted the use of CFL bulbs, they should do the same in India. They are also an old company and their factories have been through many ups and downs over the years. So, it would be economical for the company to phase out GLS bulbs completely. No double standards should be maintained,” said Soumyabrata Rahut, campaigner for Greenpeace.

The campaign has been launched keeping in mind the fact that an incandescent bulb loses 90 per cent of the energy that goes into it as heat.

In comparison, a CFL bulb uses around 20 per cent of electricity to produce the same amount of light. Electricity saved through energy efficiency measures is equivalent to carbon dioxide emissions and in a way contributes to the reduction of the impacts of global warming.