As of 1 September, conventional light bulbs of more than 40 watts will be taken off the market. In the countries of the Arctic Circle, it’s a step into the dark that’s being badly received. Just who is it who has wrought this change in our daily life? wonders Dagens Nyheter.As of tomorrow [September 1], bulbs of 60 and 75 watts will be banned in Sweden and throughout the rest of the European Union. Their use will not be prohibited, but, to employ the jargon of officialdom, these bulbs will no longer be “placed on the market”.
Rarely has a decision of the European Union had such tangible consequences on the lives of citizens. In Sweden as in other countries near the Arctic Circle, its impact will be felt especially once the evenings become even more dismal than usual, lit by dim light bulbs that consume less energy.
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