The Commission itself estimates that 24 million tonnes of CO² could be saved annually from lighting products alone in the domestic and tertiary sector. The bulk of this should come from non-domestic sources, particularly public authorities that spend between 14 and 16% of EU GDP on public procurement each year. However a large number of Europe's public purchasers are still new to "Energy Efficiency" and "Green Procurement" and will need a steer in the right direction not only to the areas where they can make potential savings but also towards potential support mechanisms and initiatives to enable them to "Make the Switch" in practice.

Under the SAVE field of Intelligent Energy Europe Programme, the ELC in partnership with Energie-Cités, CEMR, WWF and CELMA, organised THE BUY BRIGHT INITIATIVE on 30-31 May 2006.

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