We are focusing on one of the main areas of green action, a significant reduction in the amount of energy used. The production and extraction of energy sources cannot be significantly influenced by users. This also applies to energy prices. The main goal and focus of thinking is therefore to reduce energy consumption on the consumer and user side – it is essentially up to the user. Therefore, as many consumers and users as possible should be encouraged to reduce their energy consumption.
These incentives play the primary role:
– Savings in their own wallet.
– Funds, forms and possibilities to support use of energy reduction projects (EU-calls, loans, applications, tax reimbursements, energy-efficiency Commitment Scheme financing, etc.).
– It is important to mention that the reduction in energy consumption also has additional positive effects, i.e. there will be less energy loss in the transport and production of energy. Also, with declining energy consumption, there is, of course, smaller new investment in power generation and local production.
– Declining consumption is also having a positive effect on protecting the Earth (limiting global warming). Both the user and the producer side are environmentally friendly because of:
- Reduction of waste heat output – avoidance of unnecessary heating of the environment.
- CO2 emissions are reduced.
- Reduction of particulate emissions (soot, aerosol, etc.).
