How Energy Can Be Conserved, The Fiscal Value Of...

Introduction In the world that we live in today, energy is in high demand. Businesses and family budgets require energy efficiency in order to get their money’s worth. Technology is being constantly developed to help make our energy sources more efficient. More efficient lighting, like LED light bulbs are being produced to conserve energy, along with more efficient vehicles. Some of these technologies are more readily implemented, and affordable than others, but efforts are still being made to make the world a more energy-efficient place. In addition to energy efficiency saving money for businesses and households, it also helps reduce the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change. Summary This research†¦show more content†¦Sources of greenhouse gases include: 1) Domestic gas used in homes for heating water, the stove, and the house in general. This tends to be the most noteworthy source of emissions by individuals. ³ 2) Electricity used for running refrigerators, dryers, and televisions, and charging devices uses approximately 4,000 units of electricity per annually. ³ 3) Traveling by air is also a part of the average person’s carbon footprint; although the tendency tends to be for a person to either rarely fly, or fly often (as in about twenty flights yearly). ³ 4) Electronics like phones, iPods, and laptops use up energy, and have to be charged often. ³ 5) The food that we eat is also a component of our carbon footprint. The fertilizers used to grow, and produce the food that we buy is the main source of greenhouse gases in the food process; although packaging, and transporting food is also a small part of it. ³ 6) The production of the cl othes that we wear has an impact. Manmade materials give off less emissions opposed to products like cotton and wool. ³ 7) Paper uses up a lot of energy when it is produced. Recycling helps reduce the amount of energy expended in paper production. ³ 8) Water and sewage takes up energy because of the power it takes to pump water to houses and buildings, and treating water also produces