The government can take the following measures to limit the use of street lights to reduce light pollution and protect the environment:

First, develop and implement strict lighting management policies

Setting lighting standards and norms: the government should formulate clear lighting standards and norms, including the brightness, color, irradiation range of street lights, etc., to ensure that the use of street lights meet the requirements of environmental protection and energy saving.

Promote energy-saving lamps: encourage and mandate the use of efficient and energy-saving lighting equipment such as LED, and gradually phase out traditional high-energy lamps.

Implement the “light one off one” midnight light mode: Implement the “light one off one” midnight light mode in some areas or sections, that is, turn off some street lights in the middle of the night to reduce unnecessary lighting.

Second, optimize the layout and setting of street lights

Reasonable planning of the layout of street lights: according to the road type, traffic flow, pedestrian flow and other factors, reasonable planning of the layout and number of street lights to avoid excessive lighting.

Intelligent control system: Through the intelligent control system to achieve the remote control of street lights, timing switch and brightness adjustment, according to the changes in road conditions and flow of people to adjust the lighting brightness, save energy and improve the lighting effect.

Third, strengthen the maintenance and management of street lights

Regular inspection and maintenance: regular inspection and maintenance of street lights to ensure the normal operation and lighting effect of street lights, reduce light pollution caused by equipment failure.

Establish street lamp management information system: Establish street lamp management information system to achieve comprehensive monitoring and management of street lamps, including real-time monitoring and recording of lamp status, energy consumption, failure and other information.

Fourth, strengthen publicity and education

Raise public awareness: through media publicity, community activities and other ways to raise public awareness and attention to the problem of light pollution, and encourage everyone to participate in the control of light pollution.

Advocate a green lifestyle: advocate citizens to adopt a moderately frugal, green and low-carbon lifestyle, reduce unnecessary night lighting, and jointly create a livable urban environment.

Fifth, strengthen supervision and law enforcement

Establish a regulatory mechanism: establish a sound regulatory mechanism for lighting management, supervise and inspect the use and management of street lights, and ensure that policies are effectively implemented.

Strengthen law enforcement: severely crack down on and punish violations of lighting management policies and standards to form an effective deterrent effect.

To sum up, the government can limit the use of street lamps, reduce light pollution and protect the environment by formulating and implementing strict lighting management policies, optimizing the layout and setting of street lamps, strengthening street lamp maintenance and management, strengthening publicity and education, and strengthening supervision and law enforcement. The implementation of these measures requires the coordination and joint efforts of various government departments, as well as the active participation and support of the general public.