The term "green economy" refers to the economy that
improves human wellbeing and sustainably using natural resources to eradicate
poverty and maintaining the structure and function of ecosystems. Green economy
consists of action and goals to reduce the level of pollution in the
environment by adopting the use of renewable resources which are greener, and
at the same time proper management of the renewable energy.
Green economy has to do with resource efficiency by meeting the
two challenges of maintaining the natural ecosystems and resource management
and their environmental impact to achieve sustainable development. Reducing the
environmental Impact of our business can help in sustaining our business
because we have reduced the over dependence on nonrenewable resources which can
deplete anytime without our notice.
Green economy can be the best way we can sustain our environment
for our present and future needs by utilizing the renewable resources in our
environment such as the solar energy, water resource, the biomass, the
geothermal, air and many among others. The solar energy can be used to generate
energy like electricity to a whole country instead of using fossil fuels that
increase greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere leading to depletion of the
ozone layer. Studies have shown that the increase in use of nonrenewable
resources has resulted in resource depletion, degradation of the natural
environment, and health issues especially those who are close to the refinery
plants. The use of renewable resources will perfectly reduce all these
environmental problems and improving the health of the environment while
preserving the nonrenewable for our future use.
In Addition, the green economy also helps in maintaining the
structure and function of the ecosystem because the use of resources like the
air, water and biomass are environmentally friendly which do not cause harm to
organisms. For example, practicing sustainable agriculture maintains the
function of the ecosystem and sustains the environment while improving farmers
wealth because it does not require more investment than unsustainable
agriculture.
Sustainable agriculture involves the use of only organic manure on
the farm which is less expensive than the inorganic fertilizer .Adding to that,
organic farming improves the growth of soil organic matter and does not pollute
the air , water, soil and improves the quality of our environment by reducing
pollution.
Greener economy reduces one’s cost for example using product that
are recyclable reduces cost and save more money for instance recycling paper at
your workplace will help you look more environmentally friendly than your
competitors and at the same time saving money to your pockets. One can also
reduce or avoid printing of unnecessary things and encouraging your workers on
double sided printing helps in reducing environmental littering.
Moreover ,we encourage the green economy by making green purchases
. This can be done through buying goods that can be recycled and choosing the
ones that have less environmental Impact. For example, we can improve the
quality of the environment by eliminating the use of products or materials that take a longer time before they degrade
and substituting it with the one that degrades in a few weeks or months.
Greener purchase can also be achieved through buying goods that
can be easily recycled, reuse and are resource recovery in our business. Taking
time to know what resources need to be recycled or reuse before taking to the
landfill can reduce spending of money to buy other new goods.
Industries can be the leading team in achieving a greener economy because they are the major factor
that cause pollution in our environment. Changing the ways of their production
into greener products helps in reducing pollution in the environment and
reduces social problems.
Using biodegradable and renewable resources will reduce climate
change, which will also boost one's economy because the business does not
depend on nonrenewable energy which usually increases in cost when there's climate
change.
Brown economy can be eliminated through management or smart use of
resources and understanding each resource with their environmental impact. We
can achieve a desired increase in the level of humans with the use of renewable
energy because they can easily replenish and do not deplete over time unlike nonrenewable
energy which pollutes the environment and causes hazardous health damages to
living organisms.
Social problems like water scarcity due to water pollution will
eventually come to an end or reduced
drastically because the waste and biomass can be used to generate energy and reduce taking waste to landfill, improper
waste disposal which pollutes the water. This will finally improve human health
because the rate of water borne diseases will be reduced in our communities.
Practicing a green economy can also be the best way to eradicate
poverty, reduce environmental pollution , control climate change and global
warming to achieve sustainable development.
About the Author: Aisha Adam Bularafa is a 400-level student of
Environmental Management technology in Nigerian Army university Biu Borno state.
She is a green blogger who is passionate about the Environment.
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