Streetlight Switch-off

Light pollution: Environmental impact, health risks and facts

Light pollution, or photo pollution, is the presence of excess artificial light and is the result of urbanization and industrialization....

Light pollution affects human health

Research suggests that artificial light at night can negatively affect human health, increasing risks for obesity, depression, sleep...

Ecological benefits of part-night lighting revealed

Night-time pollinators benefit from street lights being switched off in the middle of the night. our study suggests that turning off...

Nocturnal pollinators go dark under street lamps

When the sun goes down, moths, beetles and other nocturnal insects that spread pollen between plants go to work. But the latest research...

Street light switch-off benefits night-time pollinators

Switching off street lights in the middle of the night to save money and energy could have a positive knock-on effect on nocturnal...

Evidence regarding the impact of the street lighting on crime and antisocial behaviour

Report produced for Cambridgeshire County Council The context of this policy note is the proposed part-night lighting (PNL) scheme to be...

Less lighting has no impact on crime or collisions, says report

Reduced street lighting at night does not lead to an increase in crime or car crashes, a report suggests. Researchers analysed 14 years...

Street lighting may enable rather than hinder street crime

30 March 2022 Fewer cars are broken into at night on roads with part-night lighting (PNL), where street lights are switched off between...

Light pollution affects 80% of population

More than 80% of the world's population lives under light-polluted skies, a study suggests. Scientists explain in Science Advances,...

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