TVs becoming THE major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from households ...
Excerpt from The Age:
Plasma TV 'off limits': watch this space
10 October 2007
Most current plasma television sets would be banned from sale in Australia within a year under onerous mandatory energy requirements recommended in a report commissioned by the Federal Government.
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Television power consumption was increasing at an alarming rate as consumers upgrade from low-power cathode-ray TVs to energy-guzzling plasma and LCD behemoths.
TVs were fast overtaking fridges, heaters and air-conditioners as the major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from households.
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See - Plasmas to get the boot.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 9:10 AM
3 Comments:
what next?
12:22 PM, October 10, 2007
Hands up all the climate change advocates who have plasma screen TVs!
12:24 PM, October 10, 2007
Excerpt from ABC News:
Environment Minister rules out plasma 'ban'
11 October 2007
Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ruled out banning plasma screen televisions.
A report commissioned by the Federal Government says there is a growing demand for plasma and LCD televisions, which use more power than traditional TV sets.
It says energy rating labels are needed to tell consumers about the performance of the TVs.
But under a proposed six-star rating system, most current plasma TVs do not meet the requirements and could be removed from sale.
But Mr Turnbull says the rating system would not mean the death of flat-screen TVs.
"Reports of the death of LCD and plasma TVs are grossly exaggerated - there is no plan to phase out or ban LCD or plasma TVs," he said.
"This is not a question of denying people choice, it's an objective of informing choice."
12:38 PM, October 11, 2007
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