Frequently asked questions
What is Global warming?
Increase of temperature on earth’s surface as result of that the gases sent to atmosphere by people create greenhouse effect is called “global warming”. In other words, global warming is that earth’s surface is warmed by sunrays.
The world reflects these rays to atmosphere again and some rays are held by a natural cover formed by water vapour, carbon dioxide and coal gas on earth. This ensures earth to remain hot enough. Accumulation of carbon dioxide, metane and dinitrogen monoxide gases in atmosphere has increased for a variety of reasons such as burning of fosil fuels, destruction of green fields, rapid population increase and increase of consumption inclination on society in recent years and this causes global warming according to scientists. The records kept from 1860 to our present day show that average global temperature has increased between 0.5 and 0.8 degree. Scientists think that this temperature increase in last 50 years has perceivable impacts on human life.
As long as no precaution is taken, it is estimated that global temperature will increase average 2 degrees at the end of this century.
What kind of changes may global warming cause in our lives?
The impacts of global warming which causes changes on world’s climate system are felt from the highest climaxes to deepnesses of oceans, from the equator to poles throughout the world. Glaciers in poles have been melting, level of sea water has been increasing and losses of land in coastal areas have been increasing. While strength and frequency of hurricanes, floods and streams have been increasing in some parts of the world, long-time, severe droughts and desertification are being influential in some regions depending upon global warming. While temperatures increase in winter, times and transitions of seasons and periods of migration of animals have been changing and climates have become different. Plant and animal species not being able to bear up against these changes have been decreasing or extincting completely. Moreover, scientists think that changes of climates may trigger heart disease, respiratory tract disease, contagious disease, allergic and some other diseases.
How can I join "Target: Global Enlightenment!" campaign?
You can join the campaign by filling the form in web site or brochures of campaign.
What will "Target: Global Enlightenment!" campaign change?
"Target: Global Enlightenment!" campaign, by transmitting the precautions we can take in our houses to consumers, aims at emphasizing how efficient these precautions in preventing global warming and accordingly forming a social awareness about the issue. By this means, it is planned to prevent the impacts of global warming to come to irretrievable point. Your participation in this campaign will enable a more livable world to be created for both us and our posterities by creating a synergy in accordance with this target.
What will change in my life if I change bulbs in my house?
It is highly efficient precaution that you replace normal bulbs you use in your houses by energy-efficient ones although it is seen so simple to prevent global warming. These bulbs ensure less CO2 to be sent to atmosphere by saving 80% on energy you use for lighting. When considered that home-users realize this change substantially, highly considerable values are reached in order to prevent global warming. Energy-efficient bulbs even protect your budget by saving on also Money you spend for lighting.
How can I prevent global warming by using Philips energy-saving bulbs?
The electricity consumed for lighting in Turkey constitutes approximately 25% of total consumption. If three (3) normal bulbs are replaced by energy-saving bulbs in each house, average 3.200 GWh energy or 400 million YTL can be saved each year. Even by this small change, being sent of CO2 which is equivalent to the amount that over 88 million trees can remove can be prevented.
How much can I save by Philips energy-saving bulbs?
It is possible to save more than 90 YTL ** during bulb life and to prevent CO2 at the amount that 18 trees can remove in a year to be sent by using 20 watt energy-saving Philips bulb instead of one 100 watt normal bulb.
**8000 hours energy-saving bulb life, daily 2,7 hours usage, 0,15 YTL/Kw/Hour electricity price, average 0,6 kg/ kWh CO2 emission are the values calculated by taking also products costs into consideration.
