Australia faces several serious environmental issues, in spite of its low population, and these issues are politically controversial at the federal, state and local levels. These include a shortage of water both for major cities and for agriculture, degradation of land used for agriculture, and a reliance on exports of coal and natural gas.
Malcolm Turnbull has long been a highly politically visible person, being one of the leaders of the Australian Republican Movement about 10 years ago. A month ago he was appointed as the federal Minister for Environment and Water Resources, and one of his first acts has been to announce that incandescent light bulbs will be phased out in Australia. Mr. Turnbull estimated that this will save up to 4 million tonnes of emissions per annum.
In Dewey, the number for interdisciplinary works on electric lighting is 621.32 Lighting. Works on measures taken to control the level of greenhouse gases (e.g., by reducing the amount of coal burnt to generate electricity to power electric light bulbs) are at 363.738746, built by adding to 363.73874 Greenhouse gases the notation --6 Control in the add table at 362-363.
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