Green Glory

Its not just about another Earth Hour or Earth Day, its your hours and days. We can all do a little for the cause of our planet, the resources of which perhaps is being utilised like never before. But even small efforts like putting off your car lights at the signal or using the water from the washbasin for watering your garden, can help save a lot of our precious natural resources.

Another grave concern today facing our planet today is our ever-growing energy needs and as the so called Third world countries try to join the big leagues, the demand for energy and power is more than ever before. With dwindling Oil and Coal resources, its time we get conscious about our planet a little bit more, so our future generations can also enjoy this planet as we have till now.

Adopting a climate-friendly lifestyle needn't require drastic changes or major sacrifices. Some quite simple measures can more than halve the daily emissions of an individual, with even bigger cuts possible if sectors like power suppliers and automobile makers as well as aviation and appliance manufacturers contributed more to the greening of global lifestyles.

Other low-carbon lifestyle choices at home and while travelling include:

# Coach or bus is a better option for intercity travel rather than the car for a daily office commute.

# Waking up with a traditional wind-up alarm clock rather than the beep of an electronic one. 

# Choosing to dry clothes on a washing line versus a tumble dryer. 

# Replacing a 45-minute workout on a treadmill with a jog in a nearby park. 

# Opting for non-electric toothbrush. 

# Heating bread rolls in a toaster rather than an oven. 

# Switching from regular 60-Watt light bulbs to energy-saving ones.

# Shutting down your computer and flat screen both during lunch break and after working hours.

# Investing in a water-saving shower head. 

Greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise across the globe with transport as one of the fastest growing sources. Yet there are countless management, policy and technological opportunities for dramatically changing this trajectory through more intelligent choices by governments, industry and the global public.

Some of these choices are big - from national policies that favour cleaner and greener forms of mobility up to ones that promote energy efficiency rather than energy consumption.

Others are small, such as perhaps thinking about which appliances we buy, how we travel and where we source our energy. But multiplied across the world and acted upon by 6.7 billion people, the public have the power to change the future - have the power to personally and collectively influence economies.

It is now up to people and governments everywhere to step up to the bar and ensure that a Green Economy becomes a global, long lasting phenomenon.

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