As the world’s gaze settles on the Paris Agreement, it’s never been more obvious as to why issues of climate change have never been more important. In layman's terms, our world is cooking itself thanks to harmful gasses which are released on a constant basis from us as human beings, our industry, our livestock, and so many other things. 

Explaining climate change on a very simple basis is easy. The aforementioned harmful gasses such as carbon become trapped in the atmosphere and as the world is subjected to the sun’s rays, the these gasses in our atmosphere are absorbing the heat and causing the planet to warm – and the heat to not dissipate as it would normally.

As such, the world itself has warmed – officially, it is now 1 degree warmer today than before the start of the 21st century. This really doesn’t sound like a lot but has been responsible for the ice caps starting to melt, and the global tide level 30cm higher. Climate change isn’t a problem that is for the future any more. It’s happening now.

There's no way to stop this - absolutely not. All of us deserve to live, right? 

But, there's ways of reducing the toll we take upon the planet. 

Good businesses throughout the world are doing all they can to alleviate it by minimising their own emissions. Take Manheim Orlando – an American manufacturing facility which have recently turned to LED Lighting, enabling them to save an absolutely staggering 961 tonnes of Carbon emissions they'd normally release out into the atmosphere, just for the sake of keeping the lights on.  

Using LED Rope Lights and LED strip lights throughout the entirety of their plant within Orlando, this firm have replaced over 7452 bulbs, and the installation of LED Lighting throughout the plant has meant a saving of $133,000 (around £105,000) yearly in power bills. Plus, the fact that LED Lighting simply doesn’t break has meant that far less maintenance is needed – allowing their maintenance staff more opportunity to focus upon what really matters.

Upgrading to LED Lighting improves the quality of so many things. The planet, a company’s financial situation, the world, but it’s not a downgrade or a compromise whatsoever. Updating to LED Lighting is exactly what it is – and upgrade, allowing your business a superior lighting system, as well as being great for the planet, as well as actively fighting carbon emissions, as well as saving you money in the long term. It’s never made more sense to go LED – and now it is well and truly time.