Sci 275 Wk 9 Energy Conservation Mitigation Final Paper a+
Energy Conservation - Mitigation Strategies and Solutions Final Project
Sherry Howard
Axia College of University of Phoenix
As the world continues to grow and third world countries continue to industrialize, energy consumption has become a growing concern. Every aspect of our daily routines require the use of some sort of energy, if it is gas for transportation, electricity to heat our homes or a combination used in manufacturing of goods. The majority of energy is generated from nonrenewable resources such as coil, oil and natural gas, and nuclear energy. These resources come from the earth, which require many years to replenish the source. The consumption of these resources is astronomical but also has an adverse effect to our planet. Every vehicle, factory, electric plant produces pollutants from its energy sources that are causing global warming. These two factors, consumption and effects to our environment have become the focus of conservation. According to Berg and Hager (2007) energy conservation is intended to save energy for future use while it allows us to explore more energy-efficient technologies. (p.18.4).
Without conservation the world’s population will consume the natural resources and destroy the environment and atmosphere while doing so; therefore, we must improve on conserving what we generate while finding efficient ways to sustain our environment and produce maintainable energy. I will review factors that contribute to or affected by energy consumption, and what impact humans have had on the issue. I will evaluate some current strategies and solutions and provide a plan to reach sustainability. I will outline the benefits and challenges presented with the plan while reviewing the governments, society and global involvement to the plan.
Contributing Factors
Population growth and industrialization are the two strongest contributing factors to energy consumption in the world. While the world population has grown,
Sherry Howard
Axia College of University of Phoenix
As the world continues to grow and third world countries continue to industrialize, energy consumption has become a growing concern. Every aspect of our daily routines require the use of some sort of energy, if it is gas for transportation, electricity to heat our homes or a combination used in manufacturing of goods. The majority of energy is generated from nonrenewable resources such as coil, oil and natural gas, and nuclear energy. These resources come from the earth, which require many years to replenish the source. The consumption of these resources is astronomical but also has an adverse effect to our planet. Every vehicle, factory, electric plant produces pollutants from its energy sources that are causing global warming. These two factors, consumption and effects to our environment have become the focus of conservation. According to Berg and Hager (2007) energy conservation is intended to save energy for future use while it allows us to explore more energy-efficient technologies. (p.18.4).
Without conservation the world’s population will consume the natural resources and destroy the environment and atmosphere while doing so; therefore, we must improve on conserving what we generate while finding efficient ways to sustain our environment and produce maintainable energy. I will review factors that contribute to or affected by energy consumption, and what impact humans have had on the issue. I will evaluate some current strategies and solutions and provide a plan to reach sustainability. I will outline the benefits and challenges presented with the plan while reviewing the governments, society and global involvement to the plan.
Contributing Factors
Population growth and industrialization are the two strongest contributing factors to energy consumption in the world. While the world population has grown,
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