Purpose

Energy conservation is the easiest and the cheapest way to reduce CO₂ emission. If consumers find the conservation methods to be uncomfortable or a sacrifice, those methods will eventually fail. In order to encourage people to save energy, conservation methods must be attractive to the consumer. Such methods are known as comfortable conservation methods.

The purpose of this exploration activity is to explore comfortable conservation methods not mentioned in the textbook.

Instructions

Provide your answers in essay format. Each question must be answered in a separate paragraph. The minimum word count for the essay is 350.

You must cite your references at the end of the essay.

• Describe what is meant by comfortable conservation.
• Give 5 specific examples of comfortable conservation that can be used at our homes, and briefly discuss how each one helps to reduce greenhouse emissions).
• Give 5 specific examples of comfortable conservation that can be used at school (by students, faculty, and staff), and briefly discuss how each example helps to reduce greenhouse emissions.
• Give 5 specific examples of comfortable conservation that can be used at a workplace (by employers and employees), and briefly discuss how each example helps to reduce greenhouse emissions.
• Do NOT use the same examples. Make sure to use different examples in each category (home, school, work).
• References