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"There must be no boundaries to human endeavor" is what Stephen Hawking believed in. Sustainability is a continuous process that can be achieved when Life and Technology go hand in hand.
Technology with improved science is a boon to humankind. With technological development and progress, human has passed several milestones and still, we are aiming for the uphill. With the use of available resources, everything is possible for now. What about tomorrow? Will life ever survive if we demolish all resources in the present?
The answer is a firm 'NO'. Living in the present situation requires the usage of resources and so will in the future. Thus, sustainability is very essential for the future of mankind and the earth with all its life.
The connection between life and technology must be a like a pi bond, the strongest and most beneficial. According to the Global Footprint Network, we are already using 1.7 earths’ worth of resources annually – that’s more than nature can regenerate each year. So, let's put an end to this one-way path and make it balanced on both sides.
In order to paint the total picture of Sustainability, we need effective plans like
Life cycle sustainability assessment(LCSA). It helps to organize and plan out the three pillars of sustainability- environmental, economic, and social information in a structural form. It promotes awareness in the technology field and insists the techno-world saves and conserve the resources to satisfaction of the present and to satisfy the future.
One of the best ideas to inculcate is Carbon-free energy. This helps to reduce the use of carbon, which is a non-renewable energy resource depletion. Recently, Google has announced the biggest greenest pledge to be Zero-Carbon or Carbon-free by 2030, which is the biggest step towards sustainability that other technology companies can inculcate.
Another possible result-based plan is changing to renewable energy. The abundance of sunlight, tidal waves, wind, and geothermal heat are best to use. So, high-level technology is required to use them. The various techno-wizards can use their ideas to build technological solutions to use these renewable resources.
"We're changing the world with technology"- Bill Gates
Technology is the best when it brings life together and is better when it brings sustainability. The life of the future on our planet Earth depends on the efficient usage of resources and technology paves a brighter pathway for the mission of sustainability. This is the path that'll change everything and give us a better future.
Thus, Sustainability can be attained with hand in hand process of life and technology.