Sustainable development environmental compatibility

Transmaterialisation is a more fundamental approach to the problem, which, with the goal of sustainable development, would ultimately switch consumption to only those resources that are renewable on a short timescale. Clearly petroleum, which takes millions of years to form, is not an example of such a sustainable resource. For the method to be truly effective, the wastes associated with the conversion and consumption of such resources must also be environmentally compatible on a short timescale. The use of polyolefin plastic bags for example, which have lifetimes in the environment of hundreds of years, is not consistent with this (no matter how they compare with alternative packaging materials at other stages in their lifecycle), nor is the use of some hazardous process auxiliaries which are likely to cause rapid environmental damage on release into the environment. 

Biofuels, in fact, can be produced in a cost effective way, are commercially available, have been successfully tested in various countries, are compatible with the present technologies and, further, are environmentally friendly, with a use in line with sustainable development. 

Matters of human health tended to dominate public health discussions until the past decade. There is now increasing awareness that ecological and environmental issues must be taken into consideration when evaluating the compatibility of lead and zinc with sustainable development. As with human health, there are distinct differences between lead and zinc. All... 

The hierarchical energy architecture utilizing the STAR-H2 concept is being devised to meet both the energy resource sustainability and the environmental compatibility tenants of sustainable development [XXIV-13]. 

In response to the accelerating use of non-renewable resources and products derived from these resources, many countries have sought to stimulate green chemistry and the production and use of green products derived from nature. This has led to a search for new products that are environmentally sustainable and compatible with the environment. Composite materials are no exception to this new paradigm and there is therefore considerable interest by manufacturers in developing new green composites. 

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