煤炭的可持续发展coal sustainability_final(2003)

什么是可持续性?为明天而活可持续发展是当今商界和科学界以及广大公众的一个热门话题。那么我们如何定义这个术语呢?1987年，布伦特兰委员会将其定义为“既满足当代人的需要，又不损害后代人满足其需要的能力的发展”。这是一个很好的简单定义。在本模块中，我们将进一步探讨它。尽量减少影响可持续发展是在不牺牲生活质量的前提下减少我们活动的影响。它是在我们的需求和找到满足它们的最佳方式之间寻求一种现实的平衡。这意味着利用我们现有的信息做出明智的决定，同时在未来继续改进我们的过程。智能解决方案例如，在20世纪70年代，汽车工业将催化转换器引入到他们生产的汽车中。这项新技术，加上改进的引擎设计和逐步淘汰汽油中的铅，导致烟雾大幅减少。

What is the sustainability?

LIVING FOR TOMORROW

Sustainability is a hot topic these days among the business and scientific communities and also throughout the general public. So how do we define this term? In 1987, the Brundtland Commission defined it as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This is a good simple definition. In this module we will explore it further.

MINIMIZING IMPACTS

 Sustainability is about reducing the impact of our activities without sacrificing our quality of life. It is searching for a realistic balance between our needs and finding the best ways to meet them. This means making intelligent decisions with the information available to us while continuing to improve our process into the future. 

SMART SOLUTIONS 

For example, in the 1970s, the automobile industry introduced catalytic converters to the cars they were producing. This new technology, combined with improved engine design and the phasing out of lead in gasoline, resulted in a dramatic reduction in smog.