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Mention a few steps to reduce energy consumption.


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  1. Energy resources are important and should be conserved. The main goal should be the conservation of fossil fuels, water, minerals, and forests.
  2. Energy resources are those resources that produce energy in the form of heat, and electricity.
  3. Some sources of energy are fossil fuels, nuclear fuels, and renewable sources.

Some methods to conserve energy sources are as follows:

1. Planting more and more trees : Reforestation: It is the process of replanting the area with trees and aforestation is planting trees in the area where there was previously no vegetation.

2. Reduce, recycle and reuse: Reducing the amount of waste. Recycling by making a new product from waste. Reusing is using items more than once.

3. Use fewer electrical appliances: Use sunlight instead of artificial lights.

4. Switching off electricity when not in use and turning off taps to prevent leakage.

5. Usage of conventional sources of energy example sunlight, hydro energy, wind energy

Instead of cars and bikes, a bicycle should be used as it conserves fuel.

6. Carpooling should be made compulsory: It is the sharing of a car instead of the use of different private transport by different people and people should use more and more public transport.

7. Conserve water and reduce the wastage of water.

8. Use public transport and public services should be used.

9. Awareness should be spread in schools and among the youth for the conservation of various natural resources.


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