The manufacturing processes for several advanced electronics utilise FCs for plasma-etching intricate patterns, cleaning reactor chambers and temperature control. The electronic industry in this chapter includes semiconductor, thin-film-transistor flat panel display and PV manufacturing. This chapter of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories gives guidance on the methodologies and good practices for estimating the GHG emissions from the non-energy use of the electronics industry.

The Specialized Library on Climate Change houses wide array of resources on climate change related issues, both in print and electronic form. The website provides information about all the resources and services offered by the library. The library catalogue of print and electronic resources and database of literature abstracts can be accessed on-line. Current awareness services like listing of new arrivals and compilation of latest news and events are also provided on-line.

In public buildings lighting accounts for about 40% of the electricity costs. If you multiply this figure by the number of kindergartens, schools and universities, town halls, local government buildings and government departments, libraries, swimming pools and hospitals, then the total is enormous. Lighting in public buildings is currently consuming far more energy than necessary, with all the negative side-effects such as high running costs, electricity bottlenecks and damage to the climate. That can easily be changed.