Economic Growth Without Environmental Damage – A Mirage or a Reality

Economic Growth with environment sustainability is a burning issue as we are scaling new heights in technological progress while affecting environment's delicate balance. At present the world economy is booming & the environmental pollution has reached the tipping point. Economic growth without environmental damage can be achieved if we look at issue with a broad mind. It's not hard to construe that our economic growth is worthless if our existence is itself questioned due to devastation of our natural inhabitant.

Nature has been badly wounded by our selfish & eccentric motives. We have been building skyscrapers, infrastructures, industries leading to deforestation & pollution. As a consequence our existence has been endangered due to global warming, frequent natural calamities like volcanoes, earthquakes, Tsunami etc.

It's not the case that we have to return to the stone age to save the nature, just we need to tweak our demeanor towards nature. Our attitude has itself created the illusion that economic growth & environmental conservation can’t go hand on hand. At present there are many alternative eco-friendly solutions. Although, transition is difficult to undergo but we have to choose it for better future. We must switch to renewable sources of energy in order to decrease the use of fossil fuels. Mostly developed nations have contributed to the wide spread pollution, so we need to reach a worldwide settlement regarding environment protection. Some nations, communities & corporates have began using eco-friendly alternatives. Green technology can change our polluted habitat to a healthier environment. There has been many eco-friendly innovation which can bring positive changes in our life, nature & other living beings. It’s the time to embrace eco-friendly ways of economic growth & progress. Economic growth & environment conservation are both in our hands. Our earth may support 6 billion people on bicycles but it can’t support 6 billion people on SUVs.  Ultimately we have to make the choice about what type of future do we want to pass on to our coming generation.