Sustainability GUIDE "YOUth FOOTprint"

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Sustainable living

Sustainable living is a practical philosophy that aims to reduce personal and societal environmental impact by making positive changes which counteract climate change and other negative environmental concerns.

“Sustainable living” encourages people to minimize their use of Earth’s resources and reduce the damage of human and environmental interactions.

LIVING

THE GOAL OF SUSTAINABLE

SOCIETY ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY - Standard of living - Education - Jobs - Equal opportunity - Growth - Profit - Cost saving - R&D - Natural resource use - Pollution prevention - Bio-diversity

In more complex terms, sustainable living aims to achieve an environmental equilibrium. This is sometimes called “net zero living” or striking a “zero energy balance” with the Earth. In other words, return to the earth whatever you take from it.

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