I think people are always overly focused on things they personally touch and see.
Thus environmental policy centers on shopping bags, straws, and light bulbs, rather than things that objectively have real environmental impact.
Thus environmental policy centers on shopping bags, straws, and light bulbs, rather than things that objectively have real environmental impact.
That said, leds that are 13-15 watts instead of 60 watts does make a big dent into saving electricity at the country scale.
A single bulb used 5h/day[0] on average means 90kWh/year. Aside from lowering the load somewhat, depending on the electricity prices the LED bulb might pay for itself in a year.
[0] which is not really difficult, 6 to 7 in the morning and 18 to 22 in the evening and you're there.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2011/05/05/bill...
If we're going to fight climate change we're all going to be forced to give up most meat anyhow, so might as well start.