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Energy Conservation
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Energy
Conservation
When you look around you at all the machines that are running,
the lights, fans, cars, etc., you simply cannot imagine life
without all these. But can you imagine the amount of energy
that is being used to run all this? Fortunately, people all
over the world are becoming aware of the problem of consuming
too much energy and are making a conscious effort to conserve
it and thereby put less pressure on the earth. By conserving
energy we also lower the amount of pollutants we release into
the air and thereby help to keep the air clean.
The interaction between the natural resources and the population
has to be maintained at a balance in order to ensure the continuity
of the human race. Energy is essential to life and its conservation
has become an absolute necessity.
There are two types of energy, renewable and non-renewable sources
of energy. The non-renewable sources of energy such as coal,
natural gas, and mineral oil are gradually becoming exhausted
as we are over-tapping these resources. People are now looking
towards alternative sources of energy such as wind, sun, the
ocean, etc. for taping energy. These are the renewable sources
of energy and will not exhaust.
India’s overall consumption of energy is very low, but
compared to its gross domestic production its relative consumption
is very high. The cost of commercial energy is also high compared
to that in most other countries. The industrial sector consumes
about 50% of the total commercial energy produced. There is
a growing need to bring about improvement in the efficiency
of energy use in the industrial sector.
Concerns over the negative environmental impacts of inefficient
uses of energy are growing, both globally and regionally. Such
concerns require greater national efforts and greater international
cooperation to promote energy efficiency and energy conservation.
Local air pollution, emissions of greenhouse gases, and acidification
of soil and water can all be reduced if energy and resource
conservation concepts are more widely applied. Such concerns
require greater national efforts and greater international cooperation
to promote energy efficiency and energy conservation. More efficient
energy use can increase productivity and economic competitiveness
as well as lower greenhouse gas emissions per unit of output.
Energy conservation has been recognized as a national priority
for a very long time, but concrete steps have not been taken
seriously and the few that have been taken lack in perspective
and determination. The growth and demand for energy is increasing
at a very fast rate, specially in the industrial sector, the
transport sector and the house hold sector, thereby putting
a great deal of pressure on the available resources. The need
of the hour has now become conservation and preservation. Conservation
and efficient use of energy in industry has for a long time
been a priority of the Government of India. People on their
part should become aware of the seriousness and do their best
to conserve and preserve this energy. |
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