Date:15/03/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/03/15/stories/2007031505571801.htm

Business - Briefly

OSRAM gets UN nod for its CDM

CHENNAI : OSRAM, a lighting manufacturer, has received approval from the United Nations for a `Clean Development Mechanism' (CDM) for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. According to a release, this sustainable methodology based on the Kyoto Protocol will enable millions of incandescent light bulbs to be directly replaced by energy-saving lamps over the next few years in developing and emerging countries mainly in Africa and Asia.