What could the government do to save energy?
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Almost any news website will have a section covering the latest environmental developments, and most of this section will be dedicated to renewable energy. However, improvements in energy efficiency can make a much larger difference in terms of carbon emissions, and these solutions are often much simpler and most cost effective to implement. So, how can governments encourage energy efficiency?
The issue is that whilst electricity or gas consumption is a huge problem on a national scale, an unfortunately large number of households do not feel much incentive to improve on their personal energy efficiency because their electricity bill, for example, represents only a small fraction of their overall monthly expenditure. This is where the government needs to step in, to make sure that everyone takes a few small steps to make a much bigger difference across the country. What are some of the techniques they can use to cause this change?
It is well known that government plays a significant role in energy conservation. I reckon that there are three alternative means can be uesd by government in addition to increasing prices of electricity and gasoline.
To start with, government can invest money to explore new energy resource like solar energy , nuclear power and wind energy .
Electricity-producing solar technology is a very good choice for government's investment because the costs of it are more competitive with conventional electrical generating technology. Besides, solar energy can be used for space and water heating, and the costs are also low. Like solar energy , nuclear power is also not expensive . It costs the same as coal, and it produces large amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel.