For close to 10,000 years, science and technology have been at the heart of economic growth and social prosperity. From the agricultural revolution to the information revolution, advances in society have been underpinned by new discoveries and their innovative use in new products and processes. Modern society was enabled by the invention of agriculture, freeing …
Building a Sustainable Future in a Technology – Dependent World
For thousands of years, humanity developed on the back of technology innovation. Through our inventiveness, we have thrown off the shackles of evolution and forged our own destiny. The process has not been a smooth one – disease, pollution and modern warfare are just some of the less attractive by-products of innovation. Nevertheless, most people …
Renewables And The Impact On Environment
Alternative energy sources, especially with regard to air emissions. The likely life-cycle emissions (taking into account fuel cultivation, harvesting, collection, transportation and processing, as well as power plant construction, operation and decommissioning) from main renewable energy technologies and conventional electricity generation are shown in Tables 2 and 3. The results are purely indicative but show …
