Introduction to sustainability, necessity and possible actions

1. Sustainability
Presented by: Ujjwal Datta
Msc.in Electrical Engineering (Smart Grid)
Course name: Speech Communication and negotiation skills

2. Sustainability is meeting the needs of the present generation
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.

3. MythsAboutSustainability
Sustainability is too hard to understand.
Sustainable” is a synonym for “green.
Sustainability is all about Recycling.
Sustainability is all about the environment.
Sustainability means lowering our standard of living.
It is too expensive.
AND !!!!! What else !!!!!!

4. TypesofSustainability
ZoneofSustainability

5. SustainabilityThemes
Population
Food Security
Species & Eco-system
Energy & Industry
Water
Resources -What we have
Production -What we make
Life style - How we use it

6. WhyisSustainabilityImportant
We have a finite amount of space
Our resources have their limits
Our technology has its limit

7. • Economic growth depends on two things
The availability of credit to keep buying things.
Process of taking resources.

8. Using resources at a rate 50% faster than we can replace them
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Population Clean Water Fertile Soil Food Clean Air
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Why do we need Economic sustainability?

9. Social Sustainability
Social sustainability includes aspects such as
satisfaction of basic needs (livability), equal
opportunities, human rights, labor rights, social
responsibility, community development.

10. Why do we need Social sustainability?
• Starvation and Poverty
About 800 million people go hungry.
About 21,000 people die every day of hunger/hunger-related causes
• Child abuse -40 million children below the age of 15 suffer from abuse.
• Child labor -246 million children, one in every six children aged 5 to 17,
are involved in child labor.
• Human trafficking
Approximately 27 million people are currently enslaved in the
human trafficking trade around the world.
Every year 0.6 to 0.8 million persons are trafficked across
international borders.

11. Environmental Sustainability
Environmental sustainability is the rates of
renewable resource harvest, pollution creation, and
non-renewable resource depletion that can be
continued indefinitely.

12. Why do we need Environmental Sustainability?
• Environment
Pollution

13. • Environment
Soil erosion
Only 10% of the world’s land area is suitable for growing crops
38% of the world’s cropland has reduced water and nutrient
availability (quality and access).
Why do we need Environmental Sustainability

14. • Environment
Waste disposal
Why do we need Environmental Sustainability

15. • Environment
Water Pollution
Why do we need Environmental Sustainability

16. • Environment
Global Warming
Why do we need Environmental Sustainability
A gradual increase in the overall
temperature of the earth's
atmosphere generally attributed
to the greenhouse effect caused
by increased levels of carbon
dioxide, CFCs, and other
pollutants.

17. Why do we need Environmental Sustainability

18. Why do we need Environmental Sustainability

19. Why do we need Environmental Sustainability

20. Why do we need Environmental Sustainability

21. MythsAboutSustainability
Sustainabilityistoohardtounderstand.
Sustainable”isasynonymfor“green.
Recyclingisthesameassustainability.
Sustainabilityisallabouttheenvironment
Sustainabilitymeansloweringourstandardofliving.
Itistooexpensive.
After all just one person cannot make a difference

22. After all just one person cannot make a difference
YES!!!
You Can Make a Difference
MythsAboutSustainability
Sustainabilityistoohardtounderstand.
Sustainable”isasynonymfor“green.
Recyclingisthesameassustainability.
Sustainabilityisallabouttheenvironment
Sustainabilitymeansloweringourstandardofliving.
Itistooexpensive.

23. Sustainability Tips
Go Zero Waste
Buy Only What You Need
Borrow From and Share
With Friends

24. Sustainability Tips
Wash and Reuse Plastic Bags
Use Rechargeable Batteries
Sell or donate your old cellphone

25. Sustainability Tips
Recycle your Plastic Bottle
Recycling CDs and DVDs
Recycling Rechargeable Batteries and Cell Phones

26. Sustainability Tips
Conserve Energy
Use Energy Efficient devices
Use greener transportation
(electric vehicle)
Buy Green Energy
Power-Saving Features
(HEMS)

27. Sustainability Tips
Conserve Water

29. Thank You