Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions
Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions Understanding Environmental Sustainability Environmental sustainability is the responsible interaction with the environment to avoid depletion or degradation of natural resources and allow for long-term environmental quality. It emphasises the need to keep the planet healthy and for the welfare of both present and future generations. Sustainability is fundamentally an attempt to reconcile economic development, environmental upliftment, and social welfare. In the modern world, rapid industrialization, expansion of cities, and an increase in consumption have created an imbalance in nature. Major Challenges to Environmental Sustainability 1. Climate Change and Global Warming Perhaps the foremost environmental threat we face is climate change. Over-emissions of GHGs (CO2, CH4, etc) have led to higher than normal temperatures across the globe. This leads to melting of polar ice, an increase in sea levels, and extreme weath...