Short take on Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development connects two important factors: development and environment. It supports the notion of maintaining equilibrium between developmental works and environmental obligations. In recent times, this concept has been extended to the themes of political sustainability and cultural sustainability too. Therefore, as this concept covers all the factors influencing Globalization, it has influences at a global scale.

For example, I have heard of concepts like the Carbon Trading where the developed countries have to pay amounts to the developing countries that have helped in balancing carbon emissions from industrial activities of developed ones. I personally think that such practices could help the weaker nations to become economically stable and the industrialized ones to be environmentally responsible, both of them contributing to promote sustainability throughout the globe.

In the same way, we can apply the concepts of sustainable development to prevent over exploitation of natural resources like some countries like Brazil have done in past to fulfill short term development goals (Globalization101.org, n.d.).

Similarly, this has also made us aware of our energy consumptions, and helped in developing innovative fields like renewable and alternative energy. All of these have opened the door to a greener development worldwide.  

References:

Wikipedia (2012), Sustainable Development, Accessed: December 19, 2012, Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development

Globalization101.org (n.d.), Development and Globalization, Sustainable Development, p. 15-16, Accessed: December 19, 2012, Retrieved from: http://my.uopeople.org/file.php/443/glob101devandglob.pdf