Sustainability

Sustainability and Sustainable Development Dr. Andrew Wallace PhD

Overview  What do we mean; sustainability?  What do we mean; sustainable development?  Why do we need sustainability or sustainable development?  How can we achieve sustainability?

What do we mean; sustainability?  A dictionary definition:  of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged [Webster's]  meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. [Brundtland Commission]

What do we mean; sustainability?  Resources  What we have  Production  What we make  Life style  How we use it

What do we mean; sustainable development?  Sustainable development is a socio- ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. [wikipedia]

What do we mean; sustainable development?  Maintain our socioeconomic system indefinitely!  Oxymoron  Our current socioeconomic system depend on exponential growth  We have finite resources

Why do we need sustainability?

Environment  Pollution  Soil erosion  Pesticides  Waste disposal How effective are efforts to combat these problems?

Starvation and Poverty  About 800 million people go hungry  Efforts to stop hunger, starvation and poverty in the world has come to a halt  Yet we have more food than we can eat!

Global Warming  Climate change  How effective are we at combating this?

Rain Forests  From 14% to 6%  Estimated that it could be gone by mid 21st century

Why do we need sustainable development?  The current socio-economic system Growth

The current socio-economic system People Business Government

How can we achieve sustainability?  Society as:  Technology  People

How can we achieve sustainability?  The technical aspects of society should be run by those who are experts in the technology  The people part run by true democracy

How can we achieve sustainability?  The technical aspects run with the following goal:  Highest possible standard of living for as long as possible

Highest standard of living  Units of productions managed by experts  No profit  Minimise energy  Minimise waste Balance production with demands / needs

For as long as possible  Minimise environmental impact Balance the needs of society with the needs of the eco-system

Balance

Balance  To balance the system we propose a system using energy rather than money  Energy is needed to run anything  Money is debt and value is subjective  Therefore not a true measure of the system  Energy credits are given equally to all citizens  They decide what is to be produced

Enter Technocracy!  Technocracy offers a alternative socioeconomic system

Summary  There are a number of complex problems in the World today  The underlying cause is the current socioeconomic system  Technocracy aims to replace the current system with an alternative system  Technical aspects rules by experts  No money but energy credits

Sustainability

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