Sustainable development involves using resources in a way that meets current needs without compromising future availability. It allows future generations to meet their needs as well. Sustainable transport can create jobs, improve safety, increase access to opportunities, and save time and money for people and governments. Sustainable energy is renewable and produces little pollution, replacing fossil fuels. As renewable energy becomes more common, it provides social equity and contributes to long-term economic sustainability and national security. Sustainable agriculture uses environmentally-friendly farming that allows crop and livestock production without harming people, nature, or resources now and for future generations.

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2. What is sustainable development ?
The use of renewable and nonrenewable resources in a
manner that satisfies our current needs but does not
compromise the future availability of resources.
According to the UN, sustainable development “meets
the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.

4. Sustainable transport has many social and economic benefits that can
accelerate local sustainable development.
Sustainable transport can help create jobs, improve commuter safety
through investment in bicycle lanes and pedestrian pathways, make
access to employment and social opportunities more affordable and
efficient.
It also offers a practical opportunity to save people’s time and
household income as well as government budgets, making investment
in sustainable transport a 'win-win' opportunity.

6. Sustainable energy is clean and can be used over a long period of time. Unlike fossil
fuels that most countries are using, renewable energy only produces little or even no
pollution. The most common types of renewable energy in US are hydroelectric, solar
and wind energy. Solar energy is commonly used on public parking meters, street lights
and the roof of buildings.
As renewable energy becomes more common, fossil fuel infrastructures are replaced
by renewable, providing better social equity. Overall, and in the long run,
sustainable development in the field of energy is also deemed to contribute to
economic sustainability and national security of communities, thus being
increasingly encouraged through investment policies.

7. Sustainable agriculture consists of environmentally-
friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or
livestock without damage to human or natural systems. It
involves preventing adverse effects to soil, water, biodiversity,
surrounding or downstream resources—as well as to those
working or living on the farm or in neighboring areas. The
concept of sustainable agriculture extends intergeneration ally,
passing on a conserved or improved natural resource, biotic, and
economic base rather than one which has been depleted or
polluted. Elements of sustainable agriculture include perm
culture, agro forestry, mixed farming, multiple cropping,
and crop rotation.
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