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Resource-and low-waste technologies.Sustainable consumption and production (SCP). 1.Sustainable consumption is the use of services and related products which respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life while minimizing the use of natural resources and toxic materials as well as the emissions of waste and pollutants over the life cycle of the service or product so as not to jeopardize the needs of future generations.
2. Strategic priority areas in the work of the Center for SCP (CSCP). (1) The first area deals with the socio-economic consequences of progress towards SCP, especially its contribution to human development and poverty reduction in developing countries. (2) Addressing the consumption side is the focus of the second area, which deals with both individual and institutional patterns of consumption. (3) The production side is dealt with in the third area, in which the CSCP seeks to encourage responsible industrial development. Resource-and low-waste technologies. Environmental technologies Some environmental technologies, in conjunction with sustainable development, are technologies that assist directly with energy conservation (such as flue gas treatment); other emerging technologies are those that help the environment by reducing the amount of waste produced by human activities. Energy sources such as solar power create fewer problems for the environment than traditional sources of energy like coal and petroleum. The technologies include, but are not limited to, the following areas: Recycling - Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Re-generate Is a Worldwide Phenomenon, which is a basic application towards the concept of Green Technology. It shows and encourages people to reuse items that can be reusable. Items like saving Cans of food or drinks, Paper etc. have been encouraged by the governing bodies around Water Purification The whole idea of having dirt/germ/pollution free water flowing throughout the environment. Many other phenomena lead from this concept of Purification of water. Water Pollution is the main enemy of this concept, and various campaigns and activists have been organized around the world to help purify Water. Considering the amount of water usage that is under current consumptions, this Concept is of utter Importance. Sewage Treatment Sewage Treatment is a concept that is really close to Water Purification. Sewage Treatments are very important as it purifies water in levels of its pollution. The more the water is polluted, it’s not used for anything, the least polluted water is supplied to places where Water is used affluently. It may lead to various other concepts of environmental protection, sustainability etc. Environmental remediation Environmental remediation is the removal of pollutants or contaminants for the general protection of the environment. This is accomplished by various chemical, biological, and bulk movement methods, in conjunction with environmental monitoring (encyclopedia of medical concepts). Solid Waste Management The purification, Consumption, Reuse, Disposal and Treatment of solid waste that is looked after by the government or the ruling bodies of a city/town and its proper care is basically known as Solid Waste management. Renewable Energy Energy that can be replenished easily is the easiest way to explain renewable energy. For years we have been using sources like wood, sun, water etc. for producing energy. Energy that can be produced by natural objects like wood, sun, wind etc is considered to be renewable
4. Environmentally friendly production. Eco-innovation.. Life-cycle assessment is focused on the actual end-service that products provide: A shift from individual products to a metabolic systems approach. In recent years, a number of major companies have cited LCAs in their marketing and advertising, to support claims that their products are 'environmentally friendly‘. All products have some impact on the environment. Since some products use more resources, cause more pollution or generate more waste than others, the aim is to identify those which are most harmful. Eco-innovation means all forms of innovation activities resulting in or aimed at significantly improving environmental protection. Eco-innovation includes new production processes, new products or services, and new management and business methods, the use or implementation of which is likely to prevent or substantially reduce the risks to the environment, pollution and any other negative impact of the use of resources throughout the lifecycle of related activities. Date: 2015-12-24; view: 826
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