Sustainable Energy
We all depend on energy to improve our lives. But using energy means nothing on its own, it is just a way to achieve something else.
More and more we are becoming aware of the problems that come from wasting energy. The way we use fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, gas, or electricity generated from these fuels, cannot be sustained. Fossil fuels will not last forever, once they are used up they are gone. Also, burning these fuels is a major cause of global warming which is a serious environmental issue that affects the whole planet. We must act now to tackle this problem.
Sustainability is a wise approach to the way we live. And using energy in a more sustainable way is a part of this approach. We can save money, reduce imports, protect the environment, and move society forward in a smart way. If we start doing this now we win as individuals and we win as a society.
What do we mean by sustainable energy?
Sustainable energy is about using energy wisely and using energy generated from clean sources and clean technologies.
Wise energy use is the first step to ensuring we have sustainable energy for present and future generations.
Being efficient with our energy will reduce our household and business energy bills, reduce the amount of energy we need to produce in the first place and cut energy related greenhouse pollution.
So sustainable energy is not just about using renewable energy, perhaps its not even about renewable energy as we explain further below, its about using energy wisely and introducing energy efficiency measures.
Energylinx will hopefully help you with both of these aspects of sustainable energy.
First, we can help you find the best energy supplier for your home and secondly by looking at our energy efficiency section we can help you find out all the tips for making your home more energy efficient.
Energylinx hopes to promote the use of sustainable energy and provides its services completely free of charge to the domestic consumer.
To really understand sustainable energy we should consider:
- Energy resources are available to supply mankind's expanding needs without environmental detriment.
- Wastes remain a major concern whether they are released to the environment or not.
- Ethical principles seem increasingly likely to dominate energy policy in many countries, which augurs well for nuclear energy.
- "When viewed from a large set of criteria, nuclear power shows a unique potential as a large scale sustainable energy source." OECD 2001
- "The competitive position of nuclear energy is robust from a sustainable development perspective since most health and environmental costs are already internalised." OECD 2001
Until the last ten or twenty years sustainable energy was thought of simply in terms of availability relative to the rate of use. Today, in the context of the ethical framework of sustainable development, other aspects are equally important. These include environmental effects and the question of wastes, even if they have no environmental effect. Safety is also an issue, as well as the broad and indefinite aspect of maximising the options available to future generations.
There are many who see no realistic alternative to pushing Sustainable Development criteria into the front line of energy policy. In the light of concerns about global warming due to human enhancement of the greenhouse effect, there is clearly growing concern about how we address energy needs on a sustainable basis.
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