World | bulbs EU Will Ban Incandescent Bulbs Capacity might be only speed bump to quick switch to CFLs By Nick McMaster Posted Jun 19, 2008 2:07 PM CDT Copied School children walk past a huge "Ban the Bulb" banner put up by Greenpeace environmental activists in Calcutta, India, Thursday, April 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) The European Union is set to begin phasing out the incandescent light bulb in favor of compact fluorescent bulb, Der Spiegel reports. The highest-wattage bulbs will go next year; the transition to CFLs—using a fifth of the energy and lasting 10 times longer—should be complete in 2015. Read These Next US deports more than 100 Iranians. Tossed beers, hostile fans take the spotlight at Ryder Cup. North Carolina shooting suspect once walked the red carpet. Skydivers leap from plane 2 minutes before fatal crash. Report an error