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Importance of

ENERGY Conservation

ecember 14th is celebrated as World Energy for granted and we have started wasting energy
DConservation day, so let us discuss some ways unnecessarily. Most of us forget that energy is
by which we can conserve energy and find out why available in abundance but it is limited and hence
energy conservation is so important. to maintain the quality of life, it is important that
we use our energy resources wisely.
We talk about several aspects in our day-to-day life
like cost of living going up, inflation rates, sports, If we do not conserve energy, the energy will exhaust
in fact even about the stock market at times. and we will have nothing to use. Also, energy
However, have you ever given a thought on energy conservation is also important when it comes to
conservation? Energy conservation is definitely not climate change. Currently, erratic climates and
an issue that will take a significant place in our day climatic changes are the greatest threats that we
to day lives; however it is one of the most important are facing today. Hence it is important to conserve
topics that need to be discussed. energy. Some of the energy we can use is called
renewable energy. These include solar, wind,
Each one of us uses energy in some form or the geothermal and hydro. These types of energy are
other all day long, throughout the year. Almost constantly being renewed or restored.
every small thing we do requires energy right from
cooking to transportation to lighting, cooling and But many of the other forms of energy we use in our
even entertainment. Conserving energy helps the homes and cars are not being replenished. Fossil
planet and saves money—so why don’t more people fuels took millions of years to create. They cannot
make the effort to do it? Maybe they don’t realize be made over night.
how easy it is or what an impact they can make on
the environment by following simple conservation And there are finite or limited amounts of these non-
tips. If each person around the world did just one renewable energy sources. That means they cannot
thing to save energy, it would make Earth a cleaner be renewed or replenished. Once they are gone they
place with a healthier environment. cannot be used again. So, we must all do our part
in saving as much energy as we can.
What is energy conservation?
Everyone seems to be talking about energy Ways to conserve energy
conservation. But what do we mean by energy There are many ways to conserve energy. It depends
conservation? Energy conservation means making on the kind of choices we make to help us save our
an effort to reduce
the consumption
of natural energy
sources like
electricity, water and
so on.

Why is energy
conservation
important?
We depend on energy
for almost everything
in our lives. We
wish to make our
lives comfortable,
productive and
enjoyable. Hence
even if the outside
temperature rises a
little, we immediately
switch on the air
conditioner to
keep our house
cool. This is again
using up of energy.
Unfortunately, what
we do not realize
is that we have
starting taking things

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