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CONSERVATION FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Peter Matthiessen once said, “The concept of world, it may not be able to produce and sell that
conservation is a far truer sign of civilization oil. According to a data, India spent USD 111.9 billion
than that of spoliation of a continent which we on oil imports in 2018-19. Conserving oil will not
once confused with progress.” only keep the oil reserves for future generations,
but will also help us conserve our environment.
Oil is a non-renewable resource. The rate at which
it is being used is alarming for the whole planet. Just like oil, other natural resources are very
The use of oil is common to every human being. Oil important to us and that is why it is necessary to
is used for different purpose in our daily lives, from take care of them and use them judiciously. If we
being used in the kitchen to being used in heavy want to live happily and comfortably and to let
aircrafts. Day-by-day the population is increasing the future generations to live comfortably too in
and thereby, the rate of its consumption is also the coming years, then it is necessary to conserve
increasing. Due to such fast consumption, the oil and protect to environment. It’s our duty to
amount of oil is decreasing. In addition, it takes replenish what has been lost.
thousands of years in the formation of oil. Hence, Creating awareness among the people especially
it is our duty to use oil judiciously and conserving the youth for national cause of conservation
it for the future generations.
and environmental protection is one of the
The reckless use of oil has led to many undesirable biggest steps towards saving the Mother Nature.
consequences. Global warming is primarily caused In addition, sustainable development can be
by the burning of fossil fuels that pump carbon practiced. But the best option is to use of
dioxide (CO2), methane and other greenhouse renewable sources of energy such as solar energy,
gases into the atmosphere. Global warming is a wind energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy and
serious problem. It has devastating consequences hydro-power energy can prove to be better sources
for the planet. The most immediate and harmful over non-renewable sources of energy. This ever
effects of global warming is the increasing increasing demand for energy cannot be solely
temperature. The effects also include extreme met by fossil fuels. This will cause utter depletion
weather events, glacier retreat and sea level rise. of oil as well as destruction of the environment.
Moreover, electrically generated vehicles can be
Besides damaging the environment, air pollution
is also caused by burning fossil fuels which result used instead of using pollution-causing vehicles.
in diseases like asthma, bronchitis, lung cancer, It’s time that this reality sink in each and every
respiratory infections. Even the beauty and bounty human being that one day oil will be costlier than
of nature is affected. gold and it will be a reminder that oil is a necessity
Countries like India depend on importing the oil and is important for the human race. So it’s time
from abroad because they do not have enough we start taking care of the matter selflessly rather
stocks of their own. And countries like USA and than selfishly, if not for ourselves then for the
Brazil have low reserves of oil. Even if a country is future generations.
blessed with some of the most oil reserves in the -Gunnika Bhatia, X-B
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