Exploring the State of Sustainability pt. 4
The earlier posts in this series explored various innovative solutions that can help us reduce carbon emissions and leverage more sustainable sources of energy. However, while these evolving technologies show significant promise, the biggest obstacle that they all face is economic feasibility.
Sustainability in a Growth-Driven System
The self-sufficient solutions outlined previously may seem antithetical to profitability. How can an energy or transportation provider ensure repeat business with products and services designed to be one-off purchases?
However, the limited scope through which businesses view the market needs to make a meaningful shift in changing for the better. It can’t simply be about reducing costs or improving efficiency – transformation needs to benefit the environment, community, and planet.
Changing mindsets and economic systems would mean that energy and technology were no long a race, a competition driven by ROI. It’s about addressing some of our most prevalent threats, like climate change and resource scarcity. After all, social sustainability is just as important as environmental sustainability – and neither can be achieved when operating in a system that demands continuous transactions and profits.
It may seem naively hopeful, but the projects and innovations outlined here have real potential to solve critical challenges we all face – but they will only succeed if they’re developed to benefit everyone. Cynics fluctuate between climate change being a non-issue and an inevitability – believing it will take a miracle to fix. However, as Arthur C Clark explained, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”.
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