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- Title
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
- Abstract
The main focus of the discussion was on seeking solutions on how to better balance environmental management and protection with energy and resource development. As global citizens, there is a collective role all must play - and a responsibility all must assume - in protecting the environment not just for today, but for future generations as well. Some countries do not proceed with development at the expense of the environment, so the demand for energy can be met in a way that respects and maintains the natural environment. The safety of the land, air and water is paramount. In some countries, environmental features such as forests, wetlands and agricultural lands contribute a large percentage of gross domestic product through exports and tourism; their health is essential for sustainable development. Strict reclamation standards and financial guarantees are used so companies restore all land so it can be productive again. While climate change is a serious environmental problem, scientific evidence has confirmed that it is a consequence of reckless human economic activities such as burning fossil fuels. The workshop was told that fossil fuel burning has contributed significantly to the production of ozone-depleting substances which have led to global warming and unsustainable use of the environment. The workshop said climate change has changed the world by causing, among others: ∎ The loss of crops, ∎ Declining productivity, ∎ Reduced food security, ∎ Increased water scarcity, ∎ Increased challenges to energy access, ∎ Risk to poverty alleviation, ∎ Inability to produce some valued crops, ∎ Loss of houses in flood-prone areas and ∎ The increase of diseases like malaria. The Commonwealth must develop strategies on sustainable energy technologies and also the adaptations necessary to bring them into smaller jurisdictions to create a healthy population and enhance the quality of life for all.
- Subjects
SUSTAINABLE development; ENVIRONMENTAL management; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; POWER resources; COMMONWEALTH Parliamentary Association; QUALITY of life
- Publication
Parliamentarian, 2010, Vol 91, Issue 4, p320
- ISSN
0031-2282
- Publication type
Article