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=== Greenhouse gases === In some places, such as [[Quebec]] and [[British Columbia]] in 2007, [[central heating]] for homes was provided mostly by the burning of [[natural gas]], whereas electricity was primarily provided by [[hydroelectric]] power. An analysis of the impacts of a ban on incandescent light bulbs at that time introduced the notion that in such areas, heat generated by conventional electric light bulbs may have been significantly reducing the release of greenhouse gases from natural gas heating.<ref>{{cite conference |last1=Ivanco |first1=M. |last2=Karney |first2=B.W. |last3=Waher |first3=K.J. |title=To Switch, or Not to Switch: A Critical Analysis of Canada's Ban on Incandescent Light Bulbs |conference=[[IEEE]] Electrical Power Conference |date=25β26 October 2007 |pages=550β555 |doi=10.1109/EPC.2007.4520391}}</ref> Ivanco, Karney, and Waher estimated that "If all homes in Quebec were required to switch from (incandescent) bulbs to CFLs, there would be an increase of almost 220,000 [[tonne]]s in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in the province, equivalent to the annual emissions from more than 40,000 automobiles."
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