{"id":15192,"date":"2021-12-14T09:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=15192"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:27:08","slug":"what-changes-will-you-make-this-world-energy-conservation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2021\/12\/14\/what-changes-will-you-make-this-world-energy-conservation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What changes will you make this World Energy Conservation Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Energy Conservation Day raises awareness of energy consumption and its impact on the sustainability of global ecosystems.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the last\u00a0few\u00a0years, the COVID-19 pandemic\u00a0has introduced many changes to the way we live and work in Australia,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0ways in which we consume and conserve energy: the largest reduction in energy usage was in the transport sector, while\u00a0residential energy increased due to more people working and staying at home (<\/span>Australian Energy Statistics 2021 Energy Update Report<\/span><\/a>).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The drop in energy consumption in 2019\u201320 was 182 petajoules: the same amount of energy from filling a 55-litre tank of petrol 97 million times.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0<\/span>Australian Energy Statistics 2021 Energy Update Report<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Although our habits and lifestyles have changed, there are still many\u00a0ways that individuals and households can conserve energy. Here are a few tips from\u00a0<\/span>Energy\u00a0Made Easy<\/span><\/a>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n