Renewable Energy For a Better Tomorrow

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Renewable Energy For a Better Tomorrow
Its no secret that us humans are slowly
destroying planet earth and over the past decade
efforts have been stepped up to combat the
effects of global warming and reduce the carbon
footprints left by buildings and factories. Its
been scientifically proven that if we dont do
anything to change the way we live the carbon
emissions worldwide could double by the year 2050
and most coastal areas will be submerged by
melting polar ice caps. A recent study proved
that buildings are responsible for about eighteen
percent of global emissions which is equivalent
to about ten billion tons of carbon dioxide
produced annually.
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What we can do differently

• When we use the term energy efficient building,
  these are buildings that use new and innovative
  techniques to use energy in a sustainable way so
  that future generations are not impacted by our
  life styles and also to be eco friendly in the
  way of emissions. For a building to be classified
  as energy efficient, more than seventy percent of
  its power sources should come from renewable
  sources of energy like solar, wind, hydro, or
  sometimes even from biogas. India is growing at
  an alarming rate and the increase in building is
  in direct proportion to the power needs and the
  carbon footprints or environment impact left
  behind.

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The Shakti Foundation

• When the environment is impacted by pollutions,
  what we are doing is leaving the quality of air
  and the general state of the planet in a poor
  condition for our future generation, not to
  mention that if we use up all the conventional
  sources of energy like petrol, coal and diesel it
  will take millions of years for resources to
  build up enough to be useful for our future
  generations. For this very reason Shakti
  Sustainable Energy Foundation was set up in 2009
  to help India build energy efficient buildings
  which rely on renewable sources of energy, and
  help save our country for our future generations.

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How we are falling way short of the mark

• If you live in big metropolitan cities of India
  you may not realize this but our country has a
  perpetual shortage of power. Most people living
  in rural areas are below the poverty line and
  many do not have access to electricity. To
  eradicate poverty in our country, power is of
  high importance and we need to increase our
  output buy about seven times to match the rate of
  growth by year 2022. Now as far as our current
  consumption, we already use a few million barrels
  of imported oil a day just to get by and this not
  only affects our economy but also our
  environment, if we dont switch to energy
  efficient buildings soon, there will be nothing
  left for our future generations, nothing in terms
  of fuel, and nothing in terms of environment.

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A greener tomorrow

• At Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
  consistent efforts are in place to propagate
  renewable sources of energy and a recent effort
  to promote rooftop solar panels across the
  country has come to fruition with the solar
  rooftop policy coalition. In this policy, the
  Shakti foundation, along with the UK department
  for international development and other partners
  are developing and implementing policies that
  will scale up private investors in rooftop solar
  panels. These panels can make up a significant
  percentage of the nationwide shortage and is a
  great step toward an energy efficient country.

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