Heimler 7.8 Sustainable Development

Group 1

• To increase industrial output at any cost

• To remedy problems stemming from natural-resource depletion

• To promote mass consumption without restrictions

• To prioritize economic growth over environmental concerns

• To eliminate all forms of tourism

• Increasing industrialization in threatened environments

• Protecting threatened environments while supporting local economies

• Reducing the need for public transportation

• Eliminating the use of non-renewable resources

• Promoting mass consumption in rural areas

• Military expansion and defense spending

• Small-scale finance and public transportation

• Exclusive trade agreements between developed nations

• Only economic growth without social considerations

• Privatization of all natural resources

• Policies often ignore environmental challenges to focus on economic growth

• Sustainable development policies are designed to address issues like pollution and climate change

• There is no connection between environmental challenges and policy responses

• Policies only address environmental challenges after they become irreversible

• Environmental challenges are solely the responsibility of non-governmental organizations

• By the number of new factories built annually

• Through the progress in renewable energy usage and poverty reduction

• By the increase in global military expenditure

• Through the number of luxury goods sold worldwide

• By the amount of land converted to urban use

• Lack of interest from international tourists

• Balancing environmental preservation with tourism demand

• Complete reliance on non-renewable energy sources

• Overpopulation of local wildlife

• Absence of government regulation

• Constructing more coal-fired power plants

• Implementing renewable energy projects

• Expanding urban sprawl into protected areas

• Increasing the use of single-use plastics

• Promoting deforestation for agricultural expansion

• By encouraging unlimited resource use

• By promoting efficient resource use and reducing waste

• By banning all forms of consumption

• By prioritizing luxury goods production

• By ignoring consumption patterns

• A new coal mine opening in a developing country

• A microfinance program supporting women entrepreneurs

• An increase in global carbon emissions

• A luxury resort built in a protected forest

• A new highway constructed through a national park

• It is irrelevant to sustainable development

• It helps reduce carbon emissions and improve urban living conditions

• It increases traffic congestion in urban areas

• It promotes the use of fossil fuels

• It only benefits rural communities