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Sustainability requires us to look at transport on land, sea, and in
tne a•We have become used to consuming ever increasing amounts of
energy, particularly electricity, and are largely dependent on energy
derived from finite and rapidly diminishing reserves of oil and gas
In the past we have taken water more or less for granted, but it is
becoming an increasing issue globally as demand rises - for
manufacturing, growing food, transport, washing more cars - and
as pollution accumulates in water supplies
The media are drawing attention to the possible consequences of
climate change - it will have profound social and political effects
such as forced migrations from low-lying cities due to flooding,
increases in vector-borne diseases, and food and water shortages
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Climate change is just one of a range of planetaryimbalances apparently being caused by human activities, forexample the accelerating loss of biodiversityMany resources are finite - and yet we have become used toharvesting resources as if they are unlimited, using them briefly,and then burying them in landfill. However, some resources arerunning out - in addition to oil, key materials such as platinum forcatalytic converters and indium for flat screens are alreadybecoming scarceEven relatively abundant materials such as copper and aluminiumcome at a significant environmental and social cost - mining canhave a profoundly damaging effect
Climate change is just one of a range of planetary
imbalances apparently being caused by human activities, for
example the accelerating loss of biodiversity
Many resources are finite - and yet we have become used to
harvesting resources as if they are unlimited, using them briefly,
and then burying them in landfill. However, some resources are
running out - in addition to oil, key materials such as platinum for
catalytic converters and indium for flat screens are already
becoming scarce
Even relatively abundant materials such as copper and aluminium
come at a significant environmental and social cost - mining can
have a profoundly damaging effect
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