• Hitika Dhingra
• Dr. G.S. Bhalla

“I don’t understand why when we destroy something created by man, we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something by nature we call it progress” (Ed Begley Jr.). There is more energy conversation going on these days than energy conservation. The pyramid of life is on very tremulous ground. Saving and protecting the environment is not a subject anymore. It is survival veracity. No war machine, however strong, can repel the dangers to our ecological security. Furthermore, there is no technology available anywhere in the world, which can recreate soil, bring to life extinct species. With growing energy demand and concern for depletion of conventional fuel resources, there is an urgent need to increase awareness regarding usage of green energy. In this study emphasis has been placed on respondent’s awareness and opinion on ecosystem, global warming, environment pollution, climate change and benefits of renewable energy. The sampling unit consists of different individual respondents of different gender and age of Amritsar city. The sample size of the study is three hundred and fifty seven respondents. Descriptive research using interview schedule was done, whereby the data was collected with the help of a questionnaire. The respondents were asked to rate the statements related to reasons behind environment pollution and degradation using five-point Likert scale. Descriptive and Exploratory Factor Analysis have been used to analyze the data. Percentages, graphs and diagrams also have been used for analysis of the study. The factor analysis has resulted in eight factors showing the reasons behind environment pollution. As per the results Lack of Awareness has come out to be a major reason behind environmental degradation and pollution. Lapse in implementation of law, haphazard urbanization, deforestation, increase in population, increase in use of vehicles and nuclear weapons are the other main reasons behind environmental degradation. The environment pollution cannot be prevented until and unless people are enlightened and appraised about the fact that the resources are their own and it is their duty to protect them. It has come to light that lack of awareness can result in a major lag between the time when decision-makers express their interest in going forward with a proposed initiative and the time the proposal wins acceptance by a majority of the public. There is a need to make changes at local, national, regional and global levels together with an economic and social transformation at the levels of individuals and communities to save further depletion of environment.

Awareness, environment, pollution, renewable

"Need to Increase Awareness about Environment Pollution to Augment its Prevention", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.205-216, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRD006031.pdf

"Need to Increase Awareness about Environment Pollution to Augment its Prevention", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp205-216, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRD006031.pdf