Environmental Sustainability

Environmental sustainability

Waste water and treatment

Individual case study

BY: Tuqa Fathi Serkik

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Table of Contents

List of figures: 2

Introduction 3

Importance of sustainability 4

Environmental causes and problems 6

Causes 6

Increasing World Population and Poverty 6

Increasing Waste Generation 7

Land Degradation 7

Problems 8

Air Pollution 8

Water Pollution 8

Land Pollution 8

Deforestation 9

Global Warming 9

Litter 9

Solutions 10

Reduce Energy Usage 10

Recycle 10

Use Less Plastics 10

Use Renewable Resources 10

Renewable Energy 11

Case Study 11

Current Interventions 12

Climate Resilient Green Economy 12

Conclusion 13

References: 13

List of figures:

Figure 1 Poverty 8

Figure 2 Landfill 9

Figure 3 Land degradation 9

Figure 4 #1 Polluter 10

Figure 5 Industrial Runoff 10

Figure 6 Clear Cut Forest 11

Figure 7 Litter in resevoir. 12

Introduction

Environmental sustainability involves making decisions and taking action that are in the interests of protecting the natural world, with particular emphasis on preserving the capability of the environment to support human life. It is an important topic at the present time, as people are realizing the full impact that businesses and individuals can have on the environment. What is Environmental Sustainability?

Environmental sustainability is about making responsible decisions that will reduce your business' negative impact on the environment. It is not simply about reducing the amount of waste you produce or using less energy, but is concerned with developing processes that will lead to businesses becoming completely sustainable in the future.

Currently, environmental sustainability is a topical issue that receives plenty of attention from the media and from different governmental departments. This is a result of the amount of research going into assessing the impact that human activity can have on the environment. Although the long term...