Why our cities need to switch to LED lighting

Our cities never sleep; they’re never a dull moment in them, quite literally. Looking from a plane you can easily see that our cities are bright. Too bright some might say. Their brightness is causing light pollution. Light pollution is referred to as the excessive, obtrusive and unwanted artificial lighting. It is the alteration or degradation of natural light in the environment by the introduction of artificial lights. Light pollution is also known as luminous or photo pollution. It is caused as a result of industrialization and modernization. We have all studied about this in school, but none of us give it a second thought. But it’s time to start thinking about it, because this might be a cause of some serious health problems, can have adverse effects on our nocturnal wildlife and even our ecosystem. With all that is already wrong with the environment we don’t really need more to worry about, do we?

A few simple lifestyle changes can lead to the reduction of light pollution. A simple thing like switch regular light bulbs with LED landscape lighting can make a lot of difference. We can hardly grasp how much outdoor artificial like we’re exposed to on a daily basis. There are streetlights, billboard lights, and so many more. They are the reason our nights aren’t dark anymore.  These lights contain hazardous materials like mercury and lead. They also consume a lot of energy and can become very expensive because they’re less durable. Replacing them with LED lighting can not only reduce our carbon footprint, but it can also be more cost effective in the long run, as these bulbs are a lot more durable than your regular lights.

LED Pathway lights, LED post top lights and LED bollards can change the skyline of your city. LED lights are softer than normal lights and their environmental consequences are also less harrowing, since they last longer they generate less waste.

The world is slowly but steadily adopting LED technology for their lighting needs. A survey suggests that out of the 140 million street lights that were installed worldwide last year, about 19 million were LED lights. These lights will aid in reducing light pollution and also reduce energy consumption of street lights. LED light may not eradicate all the problems that our environment faces every day because of our needs, but they are taking us a step closer to being a bit friendlier towards our earth.