Difference between revisions of "Scenario 1 - Innovation for the Greater Good"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
* High Investment <br> | * High Investment <br> | ||
[[File:earth face.jpg|300px|right]] | [[File:earth face.jpg|300px|right]] | ||
'''2030''' - The world is going green. Last two decades have witnessed phenomenal changes in the lifestyle of humans. People are adapting to a sustainable way of living throughout the globe, after witnessing the fury of our planet against what can rightly be termed as brutal exploitation of its resources by humans. Climate change has been claiming over 500,000 lives every year and millions more are affected severely. The oil prices have sky rocketed over the last two decades and especially since no new discoveries have being announced since 2025. The world is unable to satiate the appetite of 8.5 billion people. Many countries have joined hands in combating climate change and energy crisis. IPCC is playing a vital role in assessing climate change and providing the governments with significant information for decision making. The fair successor of Kyoto protocol, Shanghai protocol devised in 2021 is now being followed and implemented by a large number of countries around the globe. Post the end of first commitment of Kyoto protocol in 2021, a new international framework was negotiated which imparted more power to UN in persuading the countries to follow the stringent environmental regulations. One of the most successful UN initiatives, United Nations Global compact is aligning the need of society with business. Alongside, large investments in energy projects for solar, air, nuclear and XTL technology are assuring that the future energy needs of the world will be met. Companies in the same or even varied industry domains are getting together to participate in evolutionary innovation. The phenomena of cooperative networking and joint effort towards sustainability took off after the great success of [http://www.wbcsd.org ], [http://www.wri.org ], [http://www.gesi.org "]and [http://www.itrs.net ]. The aim of these organizations is to bring the resources from organizations and individuals together, share expertise and participate in devising innovative solution for products, technology and processes that align with sustainability. The innovative solutions devised in the joined effort are open innovations available for every participant within the organization. Similar organizations have sprung across the globe bringing companies and individual expertise together. Governments are participating in these organizations and supporting them in their quest for sustainability. The aim is to innovate in every aspect of business model and meet the carbon emission requirement. Reducing waste and increasing efficiency is the name of the game. The green collar army is invading the world.br> | |||
==2010 - 2015== | ==2010 - 2015== | ||