What ate the environmental consequences of increasing demand of energy?
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Answer:
The increasing demand of energy can lead to many problems. The effect which is increasing due to rising population can cause many difficulties in the life. Increasing demand of energy can make extinction of natural resources and depletion of land and soil. If we continue to use excess of energy, we will not be able to get the best from our future generation.
Explanation:
✱ Since the industrial revolution, and the development of living standards of people, the demand for energy has also increased.
✱ This energy is mainly met by fossil fuels like coal and petroleum.
✱ They have the following effects on environment :-
↪ Increased pollution of air, water, soil due to presence of oxides of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur.
↪ Coal contains carbon which leads to emmission of carbon dioxide increasing green house effect.
↪ This lead to global warming.
↪ They also cause acid rain that corrodes marble on our heritage and affects plants life .
To reduce their consumption
↪ We must use alternatives like CNG which are cleaner duels.
↪ We must develop healthy habits like using public transport instead of private.
↪ We must harness non-conventional resource of energy.
↪ We must make people aware of their limited quantity and use them judiciously .