Aqsa Abid, Green Blogger
Green
tech is based on its production process or its supply chain to make
environmentally friendly technology. Green tech is an abbreviation of “green
technology” refer to clean production of energy; clean energy production is the
use of alternative fuels and technologies that are less harmful to the
environment than fossil fuels.
Although
the market for green technology is a relatively young, by the increasing
awareness about the impacts of climate change and the depletion of natural resources
it has gathered significant amount of investor interest.
The
goal of green technology is to protect the environment, repair environmental
damage that are done in the past, conserve the natural resources and preserve
the Earth’s natural resources.
According
to report released by in United Nations, global investment in renewable energy
and green technology processes surpassed $200 billion in 2017; since 2004
approximately $2.9 trillion has been invested in sources like solar and wind
power.
According
to the report of U.N, China was the largest global investor and in 2017
approximately $126 billion invested in this sector.
Examples
of Green Technology:
Recycling:
Green
tech is used in the recycling of process and as well as in waste incineration.
In the manufacturing of plastics, fertilizer, and fuel recyclable material can
be used. Green technology also the be used in the processes to recycle water or
waste in the manufacturing process.
Clean
Water:
To
purify water resources, in order to increase the availability of clean water in
the part of the world where there are scarce water resources can be employed to
purify dirty water or remove salt from seawater.
Clean
Air:
In
purify the air by reducing carbon emissions and gases that are released into
the air from manufacturing plants green technology is used.
Energy:
Green
tech can also be used to conserve energy, such as energy-efficient light
fixtures. It also used to create environmentally friendly fuel rather than the
use of fossil fuels. Solar, wind, and hydroelectric dams are all examples of
green technology because they are safer for the environment and don’t produce
fossil fuel waste by-products and these used to power a home or a utility power
plant.
Clean
Technology in Pakistan:
The
clean technology in Pakistan still in its nascent stages, but now the country
largely relies on importation of clean technology. According to the report of
Pakistan Alternatives Energy Development Board in 2011, launched a five-year
plan to obtain renewable energy technology from China and Germany. In Pakistan,
solar power is just getting off the ground. According to the report in May
2015, the country opened its first solar power plant. And the Punjab provinces generate
100MW with cooperation with China and projected to generate 1000 MW by 2016.
About
the Author: She is pursuing BS Environmental Sciences from GC Women University Sialkot.
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