Advantages and Disadvantages of Green Technology

 Introduction:

The technology which builds products and systems to help in conserving natural resources and the environment is known as green technology. Ecotechnology is a multi-disciplined Environmental Inspection Company in BD devoted to providing environmental consultancy services and practical solutions to their clients.

It is a technology that is environmentally friendly and hence known as environmental technology or clean technology. It uses innovative methods to create environmentally friendly products.

The need for green technology arises due to the fact that natural resources are declining and pollution has increased due to the abundant use of non-renewable sources.

Products, systems, or equipment based on green technology satisfy the following features or characteristics.

• It should reduce or minimize the degradation of the natural environment around us.

• It should have zero or minimum emission of greenhouse gases.

• It should be safe to use and should promote a healthy environment for all forms of life including humans, birds, animals etc.

• It should help in the conservation of energy as well as natural resources such as solar, water, wind etc.

• It should promote the use of renewable resources.

Goals of Green Technology

The figure-1 mentions the goals or functions of green or ecotechnology. They reduce (fuels, waste, energy consumption etc.), recycling (of paper, plastic, cans, batteries, clothing etc.) , renewing (renewing energy such as wind power, water power, solar energy, biofuel, wastewater etc.), Refuse (the use of plastic bags) and responsibility.

Here term "responsibility" refers to the following responsibilities by the people of our nation:

• Do not waste electricity i.e. switch off electrical equipment when not needed.

• Do not waste water i.e. never leave taps open while brushing teeth or washing plates.

• Do not waste fuel.

• Do not waste food.

The major applications of green technology include the following.

• Energy sector

• Building sector

• Water and waste management sector

• Transport sector

• Solar power sector

Benefits or advantages of Green Technology

Following are the advantages of Green Technology:

• It does not emit anything harmful to the environment.

• It has become popular as consumers of the technology are becoming more environmentally conscious. This will give benefits to investors in a long run in certain areas.

• It requires less cost for maintenance. This reduces operating cost and hence overall cost in the long run.

• As it uses renewable natural resources and hence we will never run out of vital resources such as water and electricity.

• It will slow down the effects of global warming due to a reduction in CO2 emissions.

• Challenges or disadvantages of Green Technology

• Following are the disadvantages of Green Technology:

• The initial investment or implementation cost is very high.

• People are still not familiar with the technology and hence will take time to adopt it for a larger population.

• The technology is still evolving and many of the products are at the R & D stage. Hence people are unaware of performance results.

• Lack of skilled human resources is available to install or implement the green technology-based products or systems.

• In most countries, policies have not been finalized for the green technology-based systems.

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