1000Words essay on how to make fuel conservation a habit
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Why Fuel Conservation:
Conventional Fuels are limited resources on our Earth. They are natural resources (fossil) and are exhaustible (non-renewable like Solar Energy) in a few centuries. Even the fuels we manufacture are made from natural resources and use electricity to make them. Electricity is generated using fossil fuels.
Excessive use and burning of fuels as well as their inefficient use cause pollution and global warming. Our Earth's natural reserves will be emptied faster and Earth's ecological system balance will be tampered with. Our descendants could face problems of fuel shortage in future. So we must conserve all fuels.
Also, government spends a lot of money for subsidizing fuel to the people. Fuel saved is money saved at national level. Due to pollution our air and water bodies are affected. Our health is indirectly affected. Ozone layer is perforated due to CFC (chlorofluoro Carbons). So Less fuel burnt enables Ozone layer to protect us better.
Moreover, we import fuels. We pay foreign currency to get it. An excessive use of fuel makes us dependent on other countries. It is not a favourable situation. We must save fuel and energy as a social obligation to our society and responsibility.
Fuel Conservation as a Habit
We should all take actions individually and collectively at all levels.
1. Save water. Don't waste or throw it. If used water can be further used for gardening and watering plants etc. please do so.
2. Use only as much as required - any products we use. To manufacture, transport, sell, buy a product - some fuel is spent in some form. Let that be rice, vegetables, chips, fuel, cement, furniture, or a vehicle.
3. Use electricity carefully and prudently. Switch off gadgets when not in use. To produce electricity, some fuel is used in some where.
4. Use public or shared transport if possible. Go by walk if the destinations are nearby.
5. At traffic lights, switch off engines of vehicles during (idling) waiting period. A lot of fuel is wasted and pollution is created there. Many government, public and private transport company owned vehicles do not switch off their engines at Signals. In western world they do. In India the drivers do not do that due to the fear of engines not starting quickly. So better ignition technology is required.
6. Encourage recycle, regenerate, reduce types of technologies and processes. Make it a habit to check if you are following processes, gadgets that are efficient. Whenever you buy some thing, check its ratings & approvals.
7. Encourage green technologies. Use latest electric lamps. Use electric scooters, and cars. Buy and use solar heaters, solar energy based equipment. Bio-fuels and efficient engines are also probably round the corner.
8. Population control is required. The population is growing at an alarming rate. So the fuel requirements are growing. If we control population, fuel usage is also controlled.
9. Encourage use of bicycles in places that are safe. Use bicycles.
Even though the prices of fuel are going up, the demand is still growing. So explicit actions are required to save fuel or create better fuels. Teach children to save fuel and practice the suggestions.
Being rich or having a status does not authorize wasting fuel or energy. If we remember this, then we will surely make fuel conservation as our habit.
God gifted us many things. He made the world and our planet Earth. On Earth, we human are undoubtedly dependent on various things. We’re also dependent to Fuel. Aren’t we? Yes we’re dependent. Fuel is a thing when heated produce energy.
We need various things for making ourselves good such as Food. For cooking food, we need fuel. So, Fuel is very important and its role is indispensable. For example: Food works like a fuel in human body. It gives energy to human body and helps in maintaining the growth and life of human and animals as well.
Fossil Fuels such as coal, petroleum, natural gas are mainly used in industries for various purposes. Electricity, the thing which we need daily as a source of energy is also produced by Fossil fuels. Rapid and Uncontrolled urbanization also has the demand of more Energy which is being produced by fuels. We can’t do much without fuels.
Combustion of fuels has a bad impact on our Environment and led to the pollution. Our environment includes birds, trees, water, air etc. We’re also willingly dependent on our Environment. Environment is clean than only we’ve fresh mind and healthy. Combustion of fossil fuels led the formation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It harms our Environment. The air is mixed with greenhouse gases and we breathe. It effects on our lives and health. It may cause respiratory diseases such as asthma and pulmonary disorder. It may also harm to our ecosystem.
The ozone layer safeguards our earth. It defend us from the ultraviolet rays coming from the sun. The combustion of fuels produces greenhouse gases which led to the depleting of ozone layer faster. This affects the earth. We’ll suffer from it.
We need a peaceful environment and a better place to live. For making our environment safe we should not use vehicles much which need more fuel. Wow! It saves our money. Let’s make people aware of walking and using more and more bicycle not any fuel consuming vehicle. We should switch off engines while waiting for traffic light.
Let’s use more and more LED bulbs and computer monitors. Let’s use CNG engines. Let’s use solar boats while travelling though water bodies. Let’s use clean renewable fuels. Let’s make our lives peaceful by saving fuel. Let’s make our future peaceful and brighter.