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“Britain will begin phasing out energy-guzzling incandescent lightbulbs early next year in favor of low energy varieties as part of its battle against climate change, the environment ministry said on Thursday. The aim of the as yet voluntary deal with the major makers, retailers and energy utilities is to cut up to five million tonnes of climate warming carbon dioxide emissions a year by 2012 by cutting electricity demand. … Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the plan earlier this year while he was finance minister. At this stage it has to remain a voluntary agreement to prevent it contravening European Union competition laws. Environment groups welcomed the plan as a step in the right direction but called on the government to be more ambitious.” (09/27/07)