- Quote: "Experts often describe sustainability as having three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social..."
The goal of ensuring that natural resources and ecosystems are preserved and protected for future generations, often involving cooperation and coordination across national borders.
Ecological Footprint: Measures the amount of natural resources consumed by humans and their impact on the environment.
Carbon Footprint: The amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by an individual or organization in a given period of time.
Climate Change: Refers to long-term changes in global temperature and weather patterns due to CO2 emissions and other human activities.
Renewable Energy Sources: Includes solar, wind, hydro and geothermal power that are sustainable and have less negative impact on the environment.
Sustainable Agriculture: Methods of farming that preserve natural resources, minimize pollution, and promote soil fertility.
Water management: Strategies to conserve and sustainably use water, including cultivating drought-resistant crops and improving irrigation systems.
Biodiversity Conservation: Preservation and protection of plant and animal species that contribute to the ecological balance of the planet.
Waste Reduction and Management: Techniques to reduce and manage waste, including recycling, composting, and incineration.
Green Building: Design and construction of buildings that conserve energy, minimize waste, and have minimal impact on the environment.
Circular Economy: An economic model that minimizes waste and maximizes resource use, including recycling and repurposing of materials.
Ecological Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to maintaining the natural resources, maintaining ecosystems, and biodiversity. The goal is to balance economic and social progress with the protection of the planet's natural resources.
Economic Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to maintaining a stable and equitable economy that does not overconsume resources or create undue harm to the environment. This involves sustainable business practices, green jobs, and responsible investment.
Social Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to maintaining social equity, cultural diversity, and civic participation within a society while balancing the needs of the present and future generations.
Political Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to maintaining stable and effective governance structures that are transparent, accountable, and responsive to societal needs. This includes policies that promote environmental protection, human rights, and social justice.
Technological Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to advancing technology and innovation that promotes sustainable solutions to environmental problems. This includes renewable energy, green technology, and sustainable farming practices.
Urban Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to the designing of urban areas in a sustainable way to meet the environmental, social, and economic needs of urban areas, while also promoting healthy and inclusive communities. This includes sustainable transportation, urban farming, and green infrastructure.
Agricultural Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to the promoting of sustainable agricultural practices that maintain soil health, reduce waste, and promote sustainable food production. This includes sustainable farming practices, sustainable food systems, and reducing food waste.
Energy Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to promoting the use of clean and renewable energy sources while reducing the use of fossil fuels. This includes wind, solar, and hydro power, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency improvements.
Water Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to promoting efficient and sustainable use of water resources while reducing water pollution. This includes sustainable water management practices, water conservation, and wastewater management.
Climate Sustainability: This type of sustainability pertains to mitigating the impacts of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the changing climate. This includes climate mitigation strategies, carbon capture and storage, and climate adaptation planning.
- Quote: "In everyday use, sustainability often focuses on countering major environmental problems, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, loss of ecosystem services, land degradation, and air and water pollution."
- Quote: "UNESCO distinguishes the two like this: 'Sustainability is often thought of as a long-term goal...while sustainable development refers to the many processes and pathways to achieve it.'"
- Quote: "The economic dimension of sustainability is controversial...there will always be tension between the ideas of 'welfare and prosperity for all' and environmental conservation."
- Quote: "Indicators consider environmental, social and economic domains...Currently, they include certification systems, types of corporate accounting, and types of index."
- Quote: "Some barriers arise from nature and its complexity...For example, they can result from the dominant institutional frameworks in countries."
- Quote: "These include maintaining ecosystem services, reducing food waste, promoting dietary shifts towards plant-based foods, reducing population growth, promoting new green technologies, and adopting renewable energy sources."
- Quote: "The United Nations agreed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. These set a global agenda for sustainable development, with a deadline of 2030."
- Quote: "This means using fewer resources per unit of output even while growing the economy...reducing the environmental impact of economic growth such as pollution."
- Quote: "Existing global organizations such as the UN and WTO are inefficient in enforcing current global regulations...lack of suitable sanctioning mechanisms."
- Quote: "Business groups have tried to integrate ecological concerns with economic activity...Religious leaders have stressed the need for caring for nature and environmental stability...Individuals can also live in a more sustainable way."
- Quote: "One criticism is that the concept is vague and only a buzzword."
- Quote: "Some experts have pointed out that 'no country is delivering what its citizens need without transgressing the biophysical planetary boundaries.'"
- Quote: "Experts often describe sustainability as having three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social..."
- Quote: "In everyday use, sustainability often focuses on countering major environmental problems, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, loss of ecosystem services, land degradation, and air and water pollution."
- Quote: "UNESCO distinguishes the two like this: 'Sustainability is often thought of as a long-term goal...while sustainable development refers to the many processes and pathways to achieve it.'"
- Quote: "The economic dimension of sustainability is controversial...there will always be tension between the ideas of 'welfare and prosperity for all' and environmental conservation."
- Quote: "Indicators consider environmental, social and economic domains...Currently, they include certification systems, types of corporate accounting, and types of index."
- Quote: "Some barriers arise from nature and its complexity...For example, they can result from the dominant institutional frameworks in countries."
- Quote: "These include maintaining ecosystem services, reducing food waste, promoting dietary shifts towards plant-based foods, reducing population growth, promoting new green technologies, and adopting renewable energy sources."