This paper examines the concept of green economy as analysed by the United Nations Environment Programme’s Towards a Green Economy, the World Bank’s Inclusive Green Growth, and Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Towards Green Growth. The green economy is a concept which focuses to address the problems faced by environmental deterioration, as a tool to protect environment and help elevate global economic recovery.
Green economy is one of the important criteria that must be considered by organisations, to ensure that economic adjustments can be done to avoid disasters, ultimately reducing the possibility of negative consequences. Sustainability, a vital concept for an organisation’s success can only be achieved if there
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As the world population increases dramatically over the years, the needs of the resources also increase. We make the goods or take the resources from the nature for granted and do not even think about its aftermath if the resources are being used up one day. Wasted resources is an issue that we should always be concerned about. It is not only happening to particular community or certain countries but it is happening to every one of us in this earth. There are few natural resources that we are abusing now but we do not even realize that. For example, electricity, water, petroleum, trees and the food.
Electricity waste is a common waste that is not only happened in our own homes, but also in many organizations, shopping mall and factories. Instead of opening the doors and the windows so the air can be circulated around, we might just leave the light and air-conditioner on even though we are not physically presented in that room. For example, the employees in the organization leave the lights and the air-conditioners on when they are leaving from the office. They do not care about the waste of the electricity since they are not the one who pay the bills. Another example, the housewife or the purchase department in the organization or factory do not consider about the running costs of the equipment when making the purchases. Some of the equipments or machines require more
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The explosion of fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and some other industries flammables objects transmitted sulphur dioxide is one of the big issues that cause air pollution. The usage of insect repellent, insect killer and fertilizers in farming events has increased enormously. They transmit destructive substances into the air and cause air pollution. Factories and industries discharge a lot of harmful chemicals such as carbon monoxide that cause the diminishing of the quality of air. Throughout the mining operation, dirt and substances are discharged in the air and affecting severe air pollution. It causes air pollution when the poisonous substances transmit from domestics goods into the
Summary The article “Returning the Gift” that written by Robin Kimmerer has discussed the importance of having our appreciations for nature. The Earth is providing many valuable gifts for us, including fresh air, water, lands and many more natural resources to keep us alive. The author has pointed out that human beings are being greedy, and taking everything for granted. From the author’s perspective, human beings should feel grateful of what we have.
This day and age, change has become the new norm that shapes and develops the business world and global economy. A rising topic that has shepherd the direction of innovation is climate change and environmental awareness. The sustainability of a company encompasses their ability to manage social and environmental risks, obligations and opportunities. This concept is important for managers and to understand and implement because of government regulations and potential cost efficiency. In Oregon, there are numerous companies that express the importance of being sustainable.
Essay 1 Every year about a third of what the world produces is wasted. This equates to 2.9 trillion pounds of food. The wastage comes from our homes, restaurants, and even the farmers who produce it. Food wastage is an epidemic with dangerous outcomes; from deforestation to the draining of our fresh-water bodies, the population is in trouble.
The two factors that demonstrate that the traditional system may produce estimates that are different than that of the unit cost are high overheads and indirect cost
In the mid-1900s, scientists developed new varieties of plants such as wheat and other grains that had higher yields and greater resistance to pests, diseases and drought. This was considered a long-range response to the hunger, environmental damage and global epidemics that many countries worldwide were faced with as part of World War 2. This is what was known as the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution, though it helped with a greater grain production, it also resulted in changes concerning role women within the workforce, a negative effect of the environment and traditional values specifically In Punjab India and a defined difference between the rich and the poor.
[The green revolution during the 20th century was the boom I will culture that was the result of human determination to break out of a food crisis.] The Green Revolution was caused by technological innovations, human want for food, and human want to escape status and class distinctions. Some consequences of his cousins were large economic effects, less hungry and more hard-working poverty, and let's class distinctions. The Green Revolution was caused by new technological innovations that resulted in severe environmental effects.
One can also argue that businesses and companies take up most of our two most essential resources i.e water and energy, especially production companies. For example, one hamburger consumes 2,400 litres of water to produce, more land required for monoculture plantations such as soya beans or timber. Afghanistan and Latin America are examples of overpopulated countries in which due to inefficient government policies the countrymen has to suffer. Most people are malnourished, unemployed and homeless. Clearly there’s an imbalance basic human rights.
I agree with the assertion that in the context of Sustainable Development ‘the reality of life today is that the economy dominates environment and society. The Concept of Sustainable Development Sustainable development refers to “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”, and was produced by the Brundtland report (WCED, 1987). The concept also takes into account the needs of the poor in developing countries by outlining achievable objectives of importance (WCED, 1987).
wind energy and solar energy are both renewable types of energy they create no pollution and are fully sustainable as they are both powered by natural sources and if there is no wind one day the solar panels can generate energy and if it 's cloudy another day the windmills can generate energy also the energy created during the summer can be sold to the grid for extra capital that can be used for field trips, renovations, etc. Geothermal heating systems are rated the most efficient and eco-friendly heating systems. The system works using buried coils that contain a liquid, typically a mix of water and antifreeze. The liquid is warmed to the same temperature as the earth and then runs through to the home where a compressor extracts the heat but not only that geothermal heating requires no fossil fuels so it is very eco-friendly LED lighting is an efficient and eco friendly lighting alternative because they waste much less energy in converting to light compare to incandescent lights which waste 90% of the energy to convert to heat not only that LED lights last up to 15-25 times longer that traditional light bulbs this makes LED a much better source of lights than others because it wastes less energy and it is more efficient at doing its job this is so much better for the environment because it uses less energy that other lighting sources
The conclusion conveyed at the end of this paper, will be that sustainable development is a concept with weaknesses however, the strengths outweigh them. To begin with, the concept of sustainable development famously culminated in 1987 with the United Nations 'Commission on Environment and Development ' also known as the 'Brundtland Report ' (Everard & Longhurt, 2017; pp. 1244). The article introduced, the most widely known definition of Sustainable development as "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987).
We have grown to see our parents have children, build houses, buy cars cultivate farmlands, explore timber and many other aspects. I think that this is the time to ask ourselves the question how good or bad are our actions to the environment? We should not inherit the habits of our forefathers because we are now responsible for the consequences of our action base on consequential ethics which states that it is common for us to determine our moral responsibility by weighing the consequences of our actions. According to consequentialism, correct moral conduct is determined solely by a cost-benefit analysis of an action's consequences. And in this case, if we apply sustainable development and consequential ethics, I am sure that we will protect our environment looking at it as a social
Our earth’s natural resources are rapidly dwindling and our environment is being increasingly degraded by human activities, it is evident that something needs to be done. We often feel that managing all this something that the government should
Introduction People tend to consume a lot, when there is consumption, there is waste – and that waste becomes a big problem that needs taken care of, which costs a lot of time, space and resources. If not managed, in turn, the world that we live in will become a hazardous place for all living things. According to the World Bank, people throughout the world, “spend $2.3 trillion a year on food and beverages alone” (Global Consumption Database, 2018), that is quite a lot. In addition to that, the world count mentions that, “we throw out over 50 tons of household waste every second. A number that will double by 2030”
Kahn’s (1995) approach to the sustainable development theory is consistent with the modern day development techniques of Europe 2020 priorities; smart growth, sustainable growth and inclusive growth. The adoption of some innovative strategies such as the utilisation of renewable energy as an integral part of the energy mix could result in growth of the economy, which will eventually trickle down to the poor or extend to the rural or disadvantaged areas of the country. The social sustainability generally explains the idea of equity among the people, empowerment, participation, accessibility and institutional stability. It seeks to ensure a good standard of living in the country by alleviating poverty. Environmental sustainability seeks to explain the ways in which exploitation and utilisation of the natural resources will not be made to negatively affect the environment or the health of human beings (Kahn 1995).
There are many problems that threatens society and one problem in particular, air pollution is a problem that threatens everyone. Air pollution is the contamination of air with pollutants that are harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. It began to be a problem when humans discovered the uses of fire and then the amount of air pollution exponentially grew after the industrial revolution, and is still a problem even today. The largest causes of air pollution are from human activities such as burning of fossil fuels and gas emissions from manufacturing plants. There are ways that ordinary people can help contribute to prevent air pollution and or else face the dangerous consequences of polluted air.