Energy conserved is life preserved

We use energy in one form or the other on a daily basis and due to that the demand for it continues to grow. In the present scenario, power has become a major need for human life. However, due to the extensive usage of energy, it has resulted in an energy crisis. With that in mind, there is a need to develop various methods of optimal utilisation, which will not only ease the crisis, but also preserve the environment from negative impacts of global climate change.

Energy conservation is the cheapest new source of energy. We waste energy from the moment we wake up to the time we go to bed. We don’t even need to get the professional energy audit done. If we look into our daily activities, we will be able to find a lot of scope to save energy by mending our actions. An eco-friendly approach in our daily actions may be small at an individual level, but if all of us do it collectively, it will have a bigger impact. Little drops of water makes a mighty ocean.

The UAE government is doing its best to support whatever green ideas come its way, be it exempting green cars from parking, developing public transport systems or awarding the consumers that show a reduction in their utility bills and so on. We need to cooperate with the government for the best possible outcome. With climate change, global warming and energy conservation that we experience in today’s society, it is vital that families do all they can to only use what they need.

Together we can conserve energy, save money, protect the environment and make the world a better and greener place. By conserving energy today, we can all make a difference in the lives of future generations.

— The reader is an Indian environment ambassador to the Middle East and is based in Sharjah