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incomes due to the global pandemic. A smarter future to light levels in an office that workers can
Indeed, every EUR 1 million spent on The International Energy Agency’s adjust via their smart phone. Connected
building renovation results in the creation of landmark report, ‘Net-zero by 2050: A lighting can create a platform for other
around 15 jobs. Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector’, energy-efficient technologies, improving the
also noted the energy-efficiency impact digital infrastructure of our built environment
Among the improvements we can make, of lighting, recommending that sales of and bringing about positive change.
lighting is one of the quickest wins. In LED bulbs should reach 100% by 2025 in
Europe, two-thirds of installed lighting all regions of the world and that minimum By 2050, our global transition to net-zero
is legacy technology, with 1.3 billion energy performance standards should be emissions must be complete. To get there,
conventional light points that could be complemented by the smart control of we need to accelerate both our energy
switched to LED. In many cases, this is as appliances. saving and our rate of innovation. As an
straightforward as changing a light bulb. opportunity, building renovation, and
Through this action alone, the EU could Indeed, a switch to smart LED-based lighting in particular, offers both of these
save around EUR 40 billion and eliminate systems brings additional benefits that go benefits. We can enjoy its immediate payoff
100 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a beyond electricity savings and emissions while setting our course towards a cleaner,
year. This quick, simple and low-cost reduction. Connecting lighting to other brighter future.
intervention comes with relatively little devices unlocks value beyond illumination,
disruption to the building’s occupiers, and from sensors in a luminaire that can tell a
the payback is fast. room booking system when a room is free,

Signify
Signify is the new company name
of Philips Lighting. We are the
world leader in lighting and provide
our customers with high-quality,
energy-efficient lighting products,
systems and services. We turn
light sources into points of data to
connect more devices, places and
people through light, contributing
to a safer, more productive and
smarter world.

Harry Verhaar has over 20 years of experience in
the lighting industry and is Head of Global Public &
Government Affairs for Signify. Responsible for the
strategy, outreach and stakeholder management
on energy & climate change, resource efficiency and
sustainable development, with a key focus on the role
of the LED lighting revolution.
Since the end of 2003 he has been focused on
the lighting strategy on energy and climate change,
resulting in a global momentum of phasing out old
lighting technologies.
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