Why Is Reducing Energy Waste So Important?
Reducing energy waste is one of the planet’s best and most important economic and environmental bargains. It Makes no-renewable fossil fuels last longer. Gives us more time to phase in renewable energy. Decreases dependence on oil imports. Lessen the need for military intervention in the oil-rich but politically unstable Middle East. Reduces local and global environmental damage because less of each energy resource would provide the same amount of useful energy. Is the cheapest and quickest way to slow projected global warming Saves more money, provides more jobs, improves productivity, and promotes more economic growth per unit of energy than other alternatives. Improves competitiveness in the international marketplace.
