Ecologial organizations are warning - excessive energy consumption can lead to environment degradation!
Our excessive combustion of fossil fuels puts exorbitant amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. High levels of CO2 mean heat from the earth is retained in the atmosphere thus accelerating the ‘green house effect’ and global warming. Gases such as N2O, CH4 and fluorine gases further add to global warming. The last decade has produced a series of troubling records in average global temperature. Records that are unprecedented in the history of temperature recording.
Better insulation of both old and new buildings, and of thermal processes, can thus save more CO2 emissions than are required by the EU Kyoto Protocol commitment, while at the same time improving quality of life.
How can we save the climate?
Model simulations show that the foreseen temperature rise will cause many, usually disadvantageous and often catastrophic effects for mankind.
Rockwool advices are simple:
- Buildings normally last, and pollute, for 50 years or more. Therefore you should use robust energy efficient technology for all new buildings
- No renovation without insulation – bring all buildings undergoing modernisation up to at least contemporary energy standards. Or even better, up to very low energy levels which are app. 75 % lower than standard
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