Question

‘India should switch over its energy dependence from conventional to non-conventional energy sources.’ Justify the given statement by giving two reasons.

Answer 1

The use of conventional sources of energy, such as coal, petroleum and natural gas causes environmental pollution. These non-renewable energy sources will exhaust if the present rate of consumption continues.

Therefore, there is a need to shift from conventional sources of energy to non-conventional sources of energy, such as solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, etc. The shift is needed because of the following reasons:

1. These energy sources are renewable and do not exhaust with their use.
2. They do not cause pollution and do not harm the environment.