Why Energy Conservation?
The need for energy conservation and thrifty use of energy arises basically because of its features of universal usage, fast depleting resource and impact on climate change. Conventional sources of commercial energy comprising of petroleum products, coal, and nuclear energy are available only in limited quantities. At current reserve to production ratio, oil is expected to last around 45 years, gas around 65 years, coal around 200 years. (Source: BP Statistical Review of world Energy, 2004). The above timelines demonstrate the need for urgent world action for funding research and development of alternate energy sources, which are affordable, available in adequate quantity and perennial in nature. Because of its universal usage, every individual is a stakeholder and if every individual could be sensitised to care about energy usage, the world will be spending much less amount of energy. As energy is depleting fast, it is imperative to conserve energy so that it is available for a longer
