Is it worth saving energy if "everything is fine"?There are huge oil and gas reserves, significant hydroelectric power plants and many nuclear reactors.Is it really not enough?It's enough, but you still need to save because...
The International Energy Saving Day was established relatively recently, on November 11, 2008.The initiator of the holiday was the "Resource and Energy Use School Project" environmental protection network.
It seems that the children have invented a holiday for themselves, let them have fun, adults do not care.In fact, the holiday was not invented by children, but by adults and responsible people who care about the fate of humanity and the planet.
Unfortunately, not all of us see energy saving as necessary, so it is very important that the Energy Saving Day was started by a school project.If children understand why it is necessary to save energy, then in the future they will not have to convince adults about the importance of taking care of resources.
And yet - why?What does energy saving give us?
1. Money
Everything is easy with money.We use less energy - we pay less for it.Maybe someone will scowl contemptuously: "Look, we're counting small amounts!"But this is only one of the advantages of energy saving.
2. Convenience
A significant part of energy consumption is spent on maintaining a comfortable temperature at home and in the office.In winter - for heating, in summer - for air conditioning.
A properly configured air conditioning system not only uses energy efficiently, but also provides a comfortable "weather in the house".No one freezes in winter, no one suffocates in summer.
3. Nature
The proportion of "green" renewable sources in global energy production is constantly increasing.But the amount of "clean" energy will soon not be equal to what we get from burning gas, coal and oil products.
By burning hydrocarbons, we release a huge amount of harmful substances into the atmosphere, which not only affects us, but also our animals, rivers, forests, and lakes.
The less energy we use, the less pollution enters nature, the better our health, the richer our forests and the cleaner our waters.Our children will be able to see bunnies, storks and deer as often as possible, not through the bars of the zoo, but on a forest path, outside the train or car window.
4. Climate
Not a day goes by without the media reporting on another hurricane, catastrophic heat wave, flood or drought.Scientists blame global warming for this and link it to the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the planet's atmosphere.
One of the strongest carbon dioxide pollutants in the atmosphere is energy.By reducing energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, we can stop negative climate processes.
Skeptics argue that nothing has actually been proven, that it is possible that the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases is not a cause but a consequence of warming.Is this a reason to refuse something that could harm our planet?Is it too dangerous to wait for reliable confirmation?Who will be waiting for them and who will need them when they pass the point of no return?Of course not us and not us.
5. Economy and technology
The lower the energy costs of production, the lower the price, the greater the competitiveness of our goods, the more efficient the economy.
Efficient energy consumption encourages scientific thinking and the development of modern technologies.Does anyone remember when American cars stopped pumping gas onto the highways?After the first energy crisis in 1973.
The latest technologies provide technological leadership, make products even more competitive, and increase the country's economic and military security.
6. Children
We all work, have fun, argue about politics and rush up the career ladder.But we live for our children, don't we?
The less we use our planet's resources, the more will be left for our children and grandchildren.Isn't that why it's worth saving energy?