Evolution of environmental management concepts in terms of global environmental challenges

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the economic development of civilization in the 21st century is accompanied by numerous environmental and social challenges that scientists around the world are constantly working on. Technogenic and natural disasters that occur on the planet are associated with climate change, which in turn, a significant number of researchers and world leaders believe is a consequence of economic activity. The subject of research of the article is the concept of sustainable development, which actually includes these three aspects: economic, social and environmental.. The goal is the evolution of the concepts of nature use in the context of global environmental challenges and their practical use in countries around the world. The objective is to research the concept of sustainable ecologically balanced development of the national economy. General scientific methods are used, such as system analysis. The following results were obtained: the transition to sustainable development has led to the emergence of numerous concepts of its implementation in the area of addressing sustainable use of natural resources. The theoretical substantiation of such in terms of the laws of thermodynamics is simply impossible, as well as the invention of "perpetual motion". However, the use of inexhaustible energy sources (such as thermonuclear, solar, geothermal, tidal, etc.) and renewable biological resources (transgenic, cloning, etc.) allows us to talk about the possibility of theoretical justification for sustainable ecologically balanced development. At the same time, relative, since this nature use is possible only within use) of the limits of balance in profit and expenditure (reproduction natural resources). Conclusions: implementation of sustainable development is possible only in the form of sustainable eco-balanced development based on rapidly renewable biological resources and the use of practically inexhaustible energy sources, as well as the use of high technologies. Such development can provide a solution to economic, social and environmental problems with the preservation of the natural complex.

The Right To Use Biological Resources

The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations ◽

10.37547/tajssei/volume03issue03-11 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 03 (03) ◽

pp. 67-72

Author(s):

Olim Narzullaev ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Legal Regulation ◽

Environmental Security ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Biological Resources ◽

Legal Literature ◽

The World ◽

Forest Use ◽

The Right

In the sustainable development of the world, the issues of protection and legal regulation of biological resources are becoming increasingly global and topical. Issues related to biodiversity, flora and fauna, forest use and environmental security, environmental policy, rational use of natural resources are reflected. An analysis of international documents and national legislation has shown that biological resources are an integral part of natural resources. Issues related to cultured and uncultured biological resources have been explored in the context of the legal literature and new legislation.

Strategic Aspects of Economic and Energy Policy of Ukraine in the Context of Sustainable Development

Business Inform ◽

10.32983/2222-4459-2021-1-65-76 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (516) ◽

pp. 65-76

Author(s):

O. V. Klymchuk ◽

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S. V. Kozlovskyi ◽

R. V. Lavrov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Energy Policy ◽

The State ◽

Energy Industry ◽

Energy Sources ◽

High Tech ◽

The article is aimed at developing strategic directions and introducing regulatory measures for the formation of Ukraine’s energy policy on the principles of energy saving and the development of renewable energy industry. On the basis of scientific works, the main organizational-economic vectors of energy industry sector development are systematized, which are associated with the formation of a favorable socio-political climate regarding the priority of using renewable energy sources in the fuel and energy complex; development of effective methods of both the State-based and the market-based regulation by the world community; coordination of the strategy of sustainable development of the world economy. It is determined that the energy saving policy should be based on a flexible combination of the State-based regulation and the market environment for the formation of the most acceptable stimulation mechanisms in the specific economic and political situations, which allows for the greatest economic benefit. It has been found out that the implementation of energy saving processes is impossible without the mass use of renewable energy carriers, which are a universal resource for processing to the right types of energy, are marked by energy independence related to obtaining economic benefits and contribute to the creation of an ecological friendly environment. In the perspective, the energy saving processes, the transition of the national economy to wide implementation in the production of high-tech technologies and the use of renewable energy sources should become the determining factors of Ukraine’s energy strategy.

Modern Trends in the Development of Renewable Energy: the Experience of the EU and Leading Countries of the World

Mechanism of an economic regulation ◽

10.21272/mer.2020.89.09 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 117-133

Author(s):

L.Hr. Melnyk ◽

O.N. Derykolenko ◽

Yu.O. Mazin ◽

O.I. Matsenko ◽

V.S. Piven

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Global Economy ◽

Alternative Energy ◽

Power Plants ◽

Energy Sources ◽

Alternative Energy Sources ◽

The World ◽

The Eu

Energy security and independence is one of the key points in sustainable development. In modern conditions of rapid growth and development of technologies, more and more attention is paid to finding practical solutions for environmentally friendly and inexpensive energy production. For a long time, scientists from various fields of scientific activity around the world have been engaged in the development and use of alternative energy sources. The share of renewable energy sources in the generation of electricity around the world is growing steadily, which indicates an increase in the use of energy obtained from alternative sources, such as, for example, wind and sun. These trends testify to the desire of consumers to abandon the use of fossil energy sources and nuclear power plants as much as possible in order to ensure further sister development. Under the current conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for electricity worldwide has decreased, however, as the study shows, this pandemic has not affected the development of renewable energy. The article analyzes modern trends in the development of renewable energy, taking into account the experience of the EU countries and leading countries of the world in this area. As a result, it was concluded that in modern conditions, to achieve sustainable development, transformation processes are needed in such an important area as energy. Various processes in the global economy, which contributed to the intensive development of alternative energy sources, served as a powerful impetus for such changes. Many countries have made significant progress in the development of renewable energy.

Conclusion

Sustainable Development and India ◽

10.1093/oso/9780199474622.003.0011 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 177-188

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Interdisciplinary Studies ◽

Cultural Resources ◽

Legal Regime ◽

The World ◽

Related Process

The conclusion discusses the best practises across the world to achieve the goals of sustainable development through the contemporary developments in the interdisciplinary studies with an aim to achieve an efficient legal regime, conducive to the specific legal, economic, scientific and political scenario in India. It arrives at the possibility of attaining sustainable development through seeking balance, consensus and agreement in order to manage the contradictions of development so that natural resources, scientific invention and cultural resources are both the means and the end of this inter-related process.

Sustainable Development, Education for Sustainable Development and Philippine Community

Management of Sustainable Development ◽

10.1515/msd-2017-0005 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 29-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kim Jim F. Raborar

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Abiotic Factors ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The Philippines ◽

Next Generation ◽

Natural Processes ◽

The Earth ◽

Abstract Development is an innate manifestation on earth. It is not even surprising that the world has developed tremendously over the past decade considering the development in the previous decades. That is, development precipitates development. Therefore, even though everybody can see what risks it brings to the earth, we cannot simply restrain it. Of course, we cannot restrain it. The bottomline is that we have no choice but to be part of the development and be one of those who assist in the ever spontaneous development by trying to minimize its unwanted effects to the planet and its inhabitantants, the humans. Even looking at the ‘development’ from one’s own microcosm, we can perceive that as we go through life and gain some of what this world can offer, we produce tons and tons of wastes. These wastes, which are naturally not part of the earth, pollute and disrupt the natural processes of the planet. It is also simple to notice that the fundamental cause of the depletion of the earth’s natural resources was definitely proportional to the increase in population and to the development itself. Here lies one of the underlying global problems at hand aside from poverty, hunger, low access to education, and other socio-anthropological issues we have, this is the issue on natural resources depletion. Even to worldleaders from well-developed countries can recognize that they will also be the ones at the receiving end of this problem. It is basic that living organisms rely on their environment or the abiotic factors, to live sustainably. Considering these problems, the United Nations, with the worldleaders as its composition, has come up with strategies that advocate development while keeping the earth’s natural resources from depletion or the earth’s natural processes from disruption. This advocacy is called Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development is the development that meets the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of the next generation to meet their own needs. It is, at its core, an advocacy for futurism and the next generation. Sustainable Development is primarily anchored with the case of the “carrying capacity” of the planet Earth. It was already implied by several natural scientists as well as social scientists that indeed the Planet Earth increasingly finds it hard to sustain the needs of the human races because of overpopulation. These things result to poverty and hunger around the world. On the otherhand, it is increasing implied that most of the Natural Resources of the planet goes to the well-developed countries, leaving the developing and underdeveloped countries with meager resources. This further increases cases of hunger and poverty. Although it is deceptive that the call for a sustainable development should take its toll on the countries with bigger economy since they consume the most and pollute the most, it is very definite that there should be a much more intensive application in developing countries since we are just about to experience what the rest of the developed countries have already experienced. More importantly, developing countries should advocate Sustainable Development since it is a common knowledge that even if they contribute least to the causes of natural resource depletion and disruption of natural processes, they are the ones who suffer most from the devastating effects of unsustainable development. As citizens of the Republic of the Philippines, we are one of those who suffer most.

THE BIOENERGY POTENTIAL OF UKRAINIAN’S POLISSIA

International Journal of New Economics and Social Sciences ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0010.3755 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 47-52

Author(s):

Taras Mykytyn

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Natural Resources ◽

High Yield ◽

Energy Sources ◽

Natural Conditions ◽

Long Period ◽

Intensive Use ◽

The 20st century was the beginning of an intensive use of renewable energy sources, including bioenergy. The rational using of natural resources in the world has been investigated.The long period comparison of the variables acreage in Ukraine and Polissia Region has been done. The analysis of land use in Rivne region has been ordered. The agricultural lands are involved for growing crops, particularly in Polisskiy. The characteristic of natural conditions of Polissia Region of Ukraine has been done.The wetlands low capacity of land not used in Polissia region and gradually become forests. A growing energy willow on Polissia Region has been ordered. For willow natural conditions are most favorable in this region. The characteristic of energy willow biomass has been investigated. The technology of growing of energy willow has been done. The experimental plantations of willow give a high yield of biomass. The efficiency calculation of growing energy willow has been done. The model of growing energy willow has been done.

Constitutional protection of the environment with particular regard to the Hungarian, German, Italian and Belgian constitutional regulation

Agrár- és Környezetjog ◽

10.21029/jael.2021.31.99 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (31) ◽

pp. 99-120

Author(s):

Flóra Orosz ◽

Noémi Suri ◽

Renáta Hrecska-Kovács ◽

Péter Szőke

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

The Other ◽

Future Generations ◽

Constitutional Protection ◽

Other Hand ◽

The World ◽

Fundamental Law

Environmental protection has become a burning issue which plays a more and more important role in the world. The aim of this study is to give a picture of the constitutional regulation of environmental protection which is the highest legal source of a nation. Besides the Hungarian Fundamental Law, the German, Italian and Belgian constitutions were examined in the study. On one hand, we looked into how environment is regulated in the constitutions, as a right (right to environment) or a state task or objective (protect the environment). On the other hand, we analysed how related regulatory subjects appear in the constitutions, such as natural resources, future generations and sustainable development.

Economic aspects of developing renewable energy sources

Business Strategies ◽

10.17747/2311-7184-2020-2-55-59 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 55-59

Author(s):

A. I. Rokov ◽

E. D. Iokhimovich

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Electricity Market ◽

Energy Sources ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

Economic Potential ◽

Economic Aspects ◽

The modern electricity market is in the process of transformation generated by the influx of technological innovations and social mood in society. The article considers the features of using renewable energy sources in the world and in Russia, their importance and economic potential for sustainable development. Significant problems that arise when using renewable energy sources are identified, and ways to overcome them and prospects for further use are considered.

The results of applied research for solutions to environmental problems, expected!

Indonesian Journal of Applied Environmental Studies ◽

10.33751/injast.v2i1.3335 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 5-11

Author(s):

Dolly Priatna ◽

Kathryn A. Monk

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Forest Restoration ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Environmental Problems ◽

Scientific Journals ◽

Environmental Challenges ◽

Global Environmental Problems ◽

Environmental Ngos ◽

Global Environmental

With this issue, the Indonesia Journal of Applied Environmental Studies (InJAST) enters its second year, having been first published in April 2020 just as the Covid-19 pandemic was spreading globally. In the first two issues, InJAST published 13 articles, which were the results of research and ideas from academia, researchers from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and members of conservation NGOs. Within its first year, the InJAST website has been visited by around 1,500 visitors from 50+ countries. Although the majority were from Indonesia, 30% were from across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa, and included the USA, UK, Australia, and India.One of InJAST's missions is to provide a vehicle for academia (students and lecturers), members of environmental NGOs, and young researchers, particularly from Indonesia, who are just starting to publish their ideas, literature reviews and research findings or articles in scientific journals. InJAST was also developed to accommodate scientific papers related to broader environmental topics, but as yet, most articles have focused on plant/wildlife ecology, nature conservation, and forest restoration (61%). Others were the result of the studies on environmental education (8%) and on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other environmental issues (31%).As we start the third decade of the 21st century, the environmental challenges we face are ever more complex and demanding. The UN’s global action plan for the next 10 years set out in the "UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", puts forward special measures to achieve a world that is fairer, more prosperous, and more respectful of the environment. The main global environmental challenges that, according to the UN, must be resolved in this decade, are climate change mitigation and adaptation, pollution problems and their effects on health, protecting oceans, the energy transitions and renewables, a sustainable food model, protecting biodiversity, sustainable urban development and mobility, hydric stress and water scarcity, extreme meteorological phenomena, and overpopulation and waste management. As academics, environmental researchers, and members of environmental NGOs, we can and should support the UN agenda by seeking the solutions to these major global environmental problems that affect all of us. We do this by carrying out relevant research and, just as importantly, publishing them in scientific journals so that we can disseminate our findings as widely as possible and suggested interventions can be trialed and then implemented on the ground.This new issue of InJAST contains several papers focusing on plant ecology, endangered species conservation, and forest restoration, all of which are closely related to one of the main global problems identified by the UN, namely protecting biodiversity. Another paper analyses determinants and typology of hydrometeorological disasters that may relate to the problem of extreme meteorological phenomena. Strong pro-environmental legislation and government regulations are very important in implementing existing environmental policies, and environmental awareness and responsibility are also important to assess whether people are willing to participate in addressing global environmental problems at the local level. This is explored in two other papers in this issue of InJAST.We reflect further that we are in a hugely different place from where we were at the start of 2020. The Covid pandemic, obviously a global tragedy, has changed many people’s behavioral patterns and our subsequent impact of nature and the environment. It seems to have in many ways heightened people's awareness of nature and environmental issues, and the relationships between unsustainable production and consumption and the nature and climate change crises. A plethora of new research is emerging on these interdisciplinary questions and we look forward to submissions tackling these questions in future editions of InJAST.Finally, as Editors-in-Chief, we have been working hard to improve and expand our peer review community, as well as the processes of online submission, reviewing and publishing. We are delighted to be presenting Volume 2 No 1 of InJAST and we encourage our colleagues from all sectors to submit their papers for the next issue.

Deep reinforcement learning in World-Earth system models to discover sustainable management strategies

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-11263 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Felix Strnad ◽

Wolfram Barfuss ◽

Jonathan Donges ◽

Jobst Heitzig

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Reinforcement Learning ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

System Analysis ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Earth System ◽

Management Options ◽

System Models ◽

The World ◽

Earth System Models

The identification of pathways leading to robust mitigation of dangerous anthropogenic climate change is nowadays of particular interest&#160; not only to the scientific community but also to policy makers and the wider public.&#160;Increasingly complex, non-linear World-Earth system models are used for describing the dynamics of the biophysical Earth system and the socio-economic and socio-cultural World of human societies and their interactions. Identifying pathways towards a sustainable future in these models is a challenging and widely investigated task in the field of climate research and broader Earth system science. &#160;This problem is especially difficult when caring for both environmental limits and social foundations need to be taken into account.In this work, we propose to combine recently developed machine learning techniques, namely deep reinforcement learning (DRL), with classical analysis of trajectories in the World-Earth system as an approach to extend the field of Earth system analysis by a new method. Based on the concept of the agent-environment interface, we develop a method for using a DRL-agent that is able to act and learn in variable manageable environment models of the Earth system in order to discover management strategies for sustainable development.We demonstrate the potential of our framework by applying DRL algorithms to stylized World-Earth system models. The agent can apply management options to an environment, an Earth system model, and learn by rewards provided by the environment. We train our agent with a deep Q-neural network extended by current state-of-the-art algorithms. Conceptually, we thereby explore the feasibility of finding novel global governance policies leading into a safe and just operating space constrained by certain planetary and socio-economic boundaries. &#160;We find that the agent is able to learn novel, previously undiscovered policies that navigate the system into sustainable regions of the underlying conceptual models of the World-Earth system. In particular, the artificially intelligent agent learns that the timing of a specific mix of taxing carbon emissions and subsidies on renewables is of crucial relevance for finding World-Earth system trajectories that are sustainable in the long term. Overall, we show in this work how concepts and tools from artificial intelligence can help to address the current challenges on the way towards sustainable development.Underlying publication[1] Strnad, F. M.; Barfuss, W.; Donges, J. F. & Heitzig, J. Deep reinforcement learning in World-Earth system models to discover sustainable management strategies Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, AIP Publishing LLC, 2019, 29, 123122