Transitioning to Mercury-Free Lighting - Virtual event

The Global Mercury Partnership and its Area of work on Mercury in Products, in collaboration with the Clean Lighting Coalition and the Zero Mercury Working Group with the support of the Government of Switzerland organized an online session on the transition to mercury-free lighting scheduled on Thursday 31 August 2023.

Building on the 2-day workshop "Transitioning to Mercury-Free Lighting in Asia-Pacific Countries" that took place in Geneva last June, the event was an opportunity to exchange information on the transition to mercury-free lighting, and share experiences on best practices, market trends and mercury-free lighting technology, amongst others.

Agenda: 

The event was moderated by Thomas Groeneveld, Environmental Protection Agency of the United States, Co-lead of the Partnership Area on Mercury in Products

14:45 - 14:50: Welcoming by the Global Mercury Partnership Secretariat

14:50 - 14:55: Opening remarks and scene-setting by Rodges Ankrah, Environmental Protection Agency of the United States, Chair of the Partnership Advisory Group

14:55 - 15:10: Africa region on the COP5 Lighting amendment by Christopher Kanema, Environmental Management Agency, Zambia

15:10 - 15:30: Pathways to Compliance - case studies on:

• Updates on the EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive by Peter Bennich – Swedish Energy Agency
• The transition to clean lighting through Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) by Marcelo Padillan, Ministry of Energy, Chile
• A snapshot on India lighting market today by Kishore Kumar, CLASP India 

15:30 - 15:40: Global market assessment report by Ana Maria Carreno, Director, CLASP/Clean Lighting Coalition

15:40 - 15:50: Technical feasibility of LEDs – compatibility and safety by Steve Coyne, Director, Light Naturally

15:50 - 16:00: Waste Management Challenges of end-of-life fluorescent lamps by Michael Bender, Co-founder, Mercury Policy Project, Co-lead of the Partnership Area on Mercury in Products

16:00- 16:30: Q & A Session 

16:30: Closure