Resource+depletion

Petrol, gas and oil are running out at rapidly increasing rates, and experts have linked this decline to the advent of electrical gadgets.

When we describe technology as depleting energy resources, what we tend to mean is: the technological advancements of the last half-century. After World War II, personal gadget technology advanced significantly. The production of home refrigerators, dishwashers, computers, TV monitors, games consoles and many other objects are standard twenty-first century technological advances used by the masses.

There are a number of everyday devices which deplete energy resources: a simple act such as turning on the light depletes energy, as does heating and transport. Moving food over great distances and making clothes and popular items also contributes to the depletion of energy resources. Some of these things have been in use since the nineteenth century: gas and electricity, or, coal for heating and cooking.



Energy resources are depleted by things that are clearly technology, such as computers and iPods. Personal electrical items consume a lot of energy: something that no-one warned us about when we were children, and which has now become an integral part of our lives. People cannot manage in modern society without having at least one or two personal gadgets, whether it is a TV or radio, or a MP3 player.

Does Technology Deplete Energy Resources
The way in which people use personal technology can be held responsible for significant energy depletion. As the citizens develop technology and become keen users of electrical devices, it is likely that their energy use will also increase: it is therefore important that steps are taken to develop different technologies that reduce, rather than increase, energy depletion.

**Improving Energy-saving Technology**
Evidence suggests that technology does deplete energy resources, but recent announcements by countries such as China that are set to encourage the production of energy saving technology. China has determined to cut its GDP energy consumption by 20 percent, meaning that there will be a greatly increased demand for energy saving cars, such as those being developed by BYD Auto and others. China is also investing heavily in solar panels designed to reduce the amount of energy resource depletion currently occurring.

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