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GreenTechnologies:PositivesandNegativesandviewsonuseofappropriate
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Mar.03,2010
Technologyisapplicationofknowledgetopracticalrequirements.Greentechnologiesencompassvariousaspectsof
technologywhichhelpusreducethehumanimpactontheenvironmentandcreatewaysofsustainabledevelopment.
Socialequitability,economicfeasibilityandsustainabilityarethekeyparametersforgreentechnologies.Todaythe
environmentisracingtowardsthetippingpointatwhichwewouldhavedonepermanentirreversibledamagetothe
planetearth.StudiesdonebytheInterGovernmentalPanelonclimatechangeindicatethatitisnotnecessarythatthe
climatewouldchangecontinuously,oncewereachthetippingpointentireatmosphericcyclescanjustflipandwithin
nextfourdecadesearthmightstartbecomingtotallyinhabitableduetounimaginableclimatesituations.Ourcurrent
actionsarepullingtheworldtowardsanecologicallandslidewhichifhappenswouldmakedestructionsimply
inevitable.Greentechnologiesareanapproachtowardssavingearthandarenecessaryifwewanttoliveonearth
beyondtwocenturies.Greentechnologiesareourwayoutofdestruction,butnothingisperfect,everythinghasits
downsidesalso.Thusbothitspositivesandnegativesneedtobeinvestigated.
Benefitsofusinggreentechnologiesaremany.Oneofthemostsoughtaftergoalsofmajorworldeconomiesisto
reducecarbonemissionsandcontroltemperaturerise,whichcanbeaddressedbytheuseofgreentechnologiessuch
assustainablemanufacturing,greenbuildings,fuelefficienttransportation,paperlessoffices,energyefficiency
measures,wasterecyclingetc.
SinceGreentechnologyrequiresmoreinvolvementitalsoempowerspeople.It(greentechnologies)helpspeopleasit
canbediffusedmuchmoreeasilyinremoteareasduetoitsdiscretizednature.Itwouldbeproductivetolistallthe
benefitsofgreentechnologiesinapointwisemannerwithexamples.
CorporateBenefits:Oneofthebasicaimsofanycorporationistoreducethecostincurredattheinputside.Green
technologieslikegreenbuildings,energyefficiencymeasures,greenmanufacturingetchavequalifiedasenergyand
resourcesavers.Usageofefficientlighting,airconditioningetc.notonlysavesmoneyattheconsumersendbutitalso
resultsinsignificantsavingsatthepowerproductionend.Oneunitofelectricitysavedatusersendresultsinabout4.5

unitssavedattheproductionend.Thisnotonlyhelpsthecorporationstoslashtheirinputcostsbutalsoservesasan
avenueforthemtofulfiltheirsocialresponsibilities.Manycorporationshavealreadyputthesemeasuresinpractice,
e.g.GEhasdoubleditsresearchanddevelopmentbudgetto$1.5billiontoreduceenergyconsumptionandwaste
products.Thereturnonthecompanysinvestmentappearsisalsohigh;GEsEcomaginationlineofproducts
generated$10billioninrevenuesin2005,andisontracktoeclipse$20billionby2010.Furthermore,ICTreports
indicatethatprogramsinHollandhavefoundthatemployinggreenICTmeasurescanreduceaveragespacerequired
byancorporateemployeebymorethan50%from25m^2thusreducingrequiredinfrastructureandcuttingdownon
emissionsandcapitalinvestment.
Manufacturingfirmscanalsoachievesignificantbenefitsbygreenmanufacturing.Inmanufacturing,green
technologiesemphasiseoncradletocradledesigntherebyendingthecradletogravecycleofmanufactured
products,andthuscreatingproductsthatcanbefullyreclaimedorreused.Thisincludesreducingwasteandpollution
bychangingpatternsofproductionandconsumption.Thisnotonlyreducestheenvironmentalfootprintofaproduct
butitalsomakesproductionanenvironmentallysustainableandeconomicallycheaperactivityasinputsfromsource
arereducedbydesign.Furtherasglobalconcernsabouttheenvironmentrisemanufacturerswillbeboundtouse
greenmanufacturingprocessestobecompetitiveintheglobalmarket.
Usinglesserresourcesandrecyclingatthesourceitselfentaillesserpollutionandacleanerenvironmentinadditionto
thelargeeconomicsavingsthatareboundtocomeby.
NationalbenefitsforEnergyGeneration:Powergenerationisanothersectorwheregreentechnologymightcreate
wonders.Distributedgenerationtechnologiese.g.solarPV,biogasproduction,windpoweretc.havepracticallyproven
thattheycanprovidemoreemploymentopportunitiestopeopleandcanbeappliedtoprovideenergysolutionsto
communitiesinremoteareassuccessfully.InIndiadistributedgenerationholdsalotofpromise.Smallscalehydro
electricpowerandthePVsectorhavealreadyachievedsignificantprivatesectorinvolvementwhichisamajor
indicatorofgrowth.CompanieslikeMoserbaer,TATABPsolar,andSignetSolarhavedivedintothePVmarketby
makinghugeinvestments.Clearlythedistributedgenerationmarketisboundtojumpstartsoonwhichwillcreatea
largejobpoolandthusprovideserviceandraisethestandardoflivingofthepeoplewithminimumenvironmental
impact.Thefactisthatallthegreentechnologiestakeintoaccounttheneedsofthepeopleandenvironment,thusitis
nowonderthatanachievementinoneareatricklesdowntootherareasalso.Distributedgenerationalsotakestheload
offthenationalelectricitygridaspeoplebecomeempoweredtoputuptheirownpowersourcesandinstallationof
largeplantsareavoidedwhichfurtherincreaseefficientusageaspowerisconsumedonthesitethusreducingthe
transmissionanddistributionlosses.LiveexamplesexistinIndiawherepeoplehaveusedalternativegreenpower
generationtechnologiesandhavenotonlyfulfilledtheirownenergyneedsbuthavealsosoldtheirenergytothegrid
therebymakingsignificantincome.SameisincountrieslikeGermany,wherepeopleselltheelectricitygeneratedby
theirhouseholdPhotovoltaicpanelstothenationalgridandinrarecasesmayendupchargingmoneyfromtheutility
insteadofpaying!Inthiswayapersonnotonlyhelpshimselforherselfbutalsohelpsthenationbyactually
contributingtothenationalpowergenerationandthusprovestobeanassetratherthanaliabilitytothesociety.
BenefitstotheRuralAreas:Greentechnologiesinvolvehumansinamuchbiggerwaythanconventionaltechnologies
andtherebyempowerthembygivingthemresponsibilitiesandavenuestogain,learnandprogress.Green
technologieshavehadgreatimpactoncommunitiesoftheareaswheretheyhavebeenimplemented.Provisionofbio
gasplantstoruralhouseholdshasempoweredcommunitiesandhasincreasedtheirproductivity.Samehasbeenthe
casewithdistributionofsolarlanternsthroughcertainprogramse.g.TERIsLightingaBillionLivesCampaign.Itis
clearthatpeoplehavebenefitedfromitbynotonlyusingtheoutputspersonallybutalsobytradingit!Initiativessuch
asthebarefootcollegeinRajasthanempowervillagersbyteachingthemhowtouseecofriendlytechnologieslikesolar
cookers,mudrefrigerators,andsustainablefarmingpractices.Villagershavebuilttheirownwaterstorageand
rainwaterharvestingtechniquesandarenotdependentonoutsidehelp.Thishasraisedthestandardoflivinginthe
participatingvillages.Someprogramshavegoneastepfurtherandareenvisioningtotradecarboncreditsforsuch
ruraltechnologiesinthenearfuturetherebycreatingapossibilityofpositivecashflowtowardsruraleconomieswhich
willfurthergenerateemploymentandwillencourageusageofsuchtechnologiesfurther.
Benefittotheurbanareas:Takingintoaccountthecurrentchaoticsituationofthecitiesoftheworldonecaneasily
arguethattheyneedtotakeurgentenvironmentimprovementmeasures.Citieswhichactivelypursuedtheir
environmentalconcernsinthelasttenyearsareshowingamarkedimprovementintheirenvironmentquality
parameters.ForexampleDelhilaunchedCNGfuelledpublictransportinaphasedmannerandinDecember2002,the
lastdieselbuswasflaggedoff.ThiswasdoneasameasuretoimproveairqualityofDelhiwherethetoxicgaslevels

wereoffthecharts,sometimesexceeding512timesthenormalvalues.SincethenDelhihasshownsteady
improvementintheairquality.Theannualaveragelevelofrestorablesuspendedparticulatematter(RSPMorPM10)
inresidentialareaswas143microgrampercubicmetre.Itdroppedto115microgrampercubicmetreby2005.
ThefollowingfigureshowstheCarbonmonooxidelevelsinDelhisince1996.

ItcanbeclearlyseenthatCOlevelshavedecreasedsignificantlysince1996clearlyunderliningtheeffectsof
applicationofgreentechnology.
Creationofavenues:Greentechnologieshavethepotentialtogivebirthtosectorswhichwerepreviouslynotthought
of.Particularlyatthetimeofglobaleconomicslowdownandenvironmentalcrisisweneedtocreatepathswhichcan
improvetheeconomyandtheenvironment.GreenTechnologygivesusanopportunitytocombinethetwo.Wecansee
averyrelevantexamplethatofwastedisposal.Earlierwastemanagementwasonlylimitedtowastedumping;today
wastemanagementisa$25billionindustryinsouthAsiaalone.Itconsistsof3Rsviz.reductionatsource,recycling
andreusing.Thusresultingincleaningupofenvironment,employmentgeneration,reductionintoxicandgreenhouse
gasemissionandthushasmultiplebenefits.Thisindustryincreaseschoicesforapersonwhichisoneoftheprimary
requirementstohumandevelopment.Onanaveragepeopleinacleanerenvironmenthavebetterefficienciesanda
healthierandempoweredlifethanpeopleinoppositecircumstances.

TheabovegraphshowsadirectcorrelationbetweenincomeandwastemassgenerationofanaverageIndian
household,clearlyindicatingthatastheeconomygrowswewillwastemoreandmoreandthewastemanagement
sectorwillcontinuetogrow.
Anotherinterestingexamplecanbetakenofcarbonauditingcompanieswhichhavesprungup.Duetoacaponcarbon
emissionandenforcingofenvironmentalfriendlytradepracticesventureslikecarbonauditinghavecomeupinabig
wayandmanystartupshavebeenfoundtodothisactivity,thishasclearlyexpandedtheemploymentopportunities
forpeopleandhascreatedacompletelynewportalofwealthgeneration,wherebycashflowfromdevelopedcountries
todevelopingcountrieshasopenedup;anotherupsideofgreentechnologies.

GreenFarming:Greenapproachestofarminghavebeenproventobenotonlyhealthierforhumansbutalso
productiveforthesoil.Itleadstohigherproductivityoversustainedperiodsoftimecontrarytotheinorganicfarming
practiceswhichleadtodecreaseinyieldafteracertainperiodoftime.Inorganicfarmingmethodshavehadaverybad
environmentalimpactandhaveresultedindegradationofaquaticlifeofsurfacewaterbodies;ithasalsostrippedthe
earthofthevariousinsectsandwormswhichinfacthelpedincropproduction.Fortunatelytheeffectsofinorganic
farmingareyettobeseeninabigwaybuttheyareinevitable.Placeswhereorganic(Green)farmingispractisedare
alreadyshowingthatitisabetterapproachinthelongrun.
GreenBuildings:Greenconstructiontechnologiesarealsocomingupandarebeingencouragedinabigway.They
havehighinitialinvestmentbuthaveminimalenvironmentalimpactandareenergyefficient.Consideringthefactthat
officeandresidentialbuildingsconsumealargeshareoftheenergypieofanycountrytheyarecertaintohave
significantbenefitsinthefutureoverconventionalbuildings.Sincetheyreduceenergyconsumptionandwastage;
thesebuildingscanrecovertheircostoveranacceptabletimeframe.Suchconstructionsproveeconomicalandeco
friendlyinthelongrunandthusarebeneficialtotheindividualandthesocietyasawhole.
Thuswecanseethattherearemanyupsidesofusinggreentechnologies.Sincetheycreateafullcircleofusagethey
ensuresustainabledevelopmentandwillnothelpinsustainingthebeautyoftheearthasweknowit.Employment
generation,humanempowerment,ruraldevelopment,environmentalimprovement,energysecurity,health
improvement,decreaseinresourcedepletionareonlyafewbenefitsofgreentechnologies,manymorewillmanifest
themselvesastimepasses.
Greentechnologieshavebeenappliedinmanysectorshowevertheyhavenotbeenstillputintofullfledgedusee.g.in
theenergysectortheyarestillalternatesourcesofenergy.Sincewehavenotseentheminusagefulltimewecannot
reallyobservewhataretheirdownsides.Howevercertainconcernshavebeenalreadyraised,thesearerelatedtothe
reliabilityofthesetechnologies,convenienceoftheirusage,investmentrequired,theirhypocriticaluse,ethicaland
socialissuesetc.Wewilldiscusstheseissuesonebyone.
EconomicDownside:Sofarithasbeendiscussedhowgoodgreentechnologiescanbetotheeconomyofacountry
howevernothingisperfectandthereareconspicuousdownsidestothistoo.Viz.inIndiaupperlimitofinstallationcost
ofa1MWphotovoltaicsolarpowerplantisroughlyRs300350million(discountingthegovernmentgrants).Onthe
otherhandtheinstallationcostofsubcriticalcoalpowerplant(Ultramegapowerplant4000MW)isroughlyRs
184,736million.i.e.Rs46.184millionperMW.Thedifferenceisclearlyextremelylargeandquiteunaffordablefor
manydevelopingcountries;largeinvestmentsingreentechnologiesbygovernmentwouldeffectivelyslowdownthe
cashflowinotherimportantsectorse.g.healthcareandinfrastructure.
Mostofthegreentechnologiese.g.greenbuildings,photovoltaics,energyefficiencymeasuresetc.areexpensiveand
needtobesubsidisedtopromoteusage,howeverthiswouldputextrapressureonthealreadywoundedeconomies.
Thususeofgreentechnologyisreducedtoanaltruisticorenforcedoption;inbothcasesitseemstoloseeconomic
viability.
TechnicalDownside:Tobepopularanytechnologyhastobereliable.Somegreentechnologieshavesevere
drawbacksinthisarea.E.g.solarPVpowerplantsworkfineonasunnydaybuttheirperformancebecomesdismalthe
momentsolarradiationonthesurfacedrops,thiscannotbeaffordedintodayscompetitiveworld.Similarlysolarair
conditioningfailsintherainyseasonwhenthereisalotofhumidityandlowsolarradiation.Thesedrawbackspusha
persontoactuallyinstallconventionaltechnologiesforhis/herusage.Wecanhopethattheseflawswillberemoved
oncethesetechnologiesmaturewithtime.Powersaversmeanttoimprovetheefficienciesoftubelightsetc.themselves
failveryearlygivingtheuselittleincentivetoactuallyusethem.Thiscausessignificantoperationaldiscomforttothe
user.
Socialdownside:Sociallygreentechnologiesarestilltobecomepopular.Thisismoreconnectedtotheergonomics
andincentivesofusage.Thesocialdownsidesareextremelyareaspecific.Iwilldiscussonecaseeachofruralareaand
urbanarea.InruralIndiamillionsofbiogasplantswereinstalled,howeveronlyasmallportionisinoperationtoday.
Thisisbecauseofmanyfactorse.g.peopledidnotfindtheirusagecomfortableenough,lackofserviceabilityinremote
areas,defectsduringconstructionduetolackofskilledlabouretc.Somepeoplesimplydidnotacceptthetechnologyas
theystillthoughtthatburningdungcakeswaseasier.Insomecasestheproblemwasthatpeoplesoldtheircowsand
couldnotfeedthebiogasunitanditfailed.Theseproblemsthoughareaspecificarequitegenericinnatureand
presentthemselvesdifferentlyduringimplementationofalmostallthegreentechnologies.SimilarlyinurbanIndiause

ofsolarcookersandsolarheatingequipmentisyettotakerootsinabigway.Thesolarheatingequipmentheatswater
duringtheday,howeverpeoplemostlyneedhotwaterinthemorningwhenthereisverylittleornosolarinsolation.
Alsomostrequirementofhotwaterisconcentratedinwinterswhensolarheatersarealmostunusedduetolowsolar
insolation.Furtherbecauseoflowusageduringthesummerseasonthesurfacesoftheheaterarecorrodedandthe
systemfails.Thusthepurposeoftheheaterisdefeatedandpeopleprefertobuyelectricheaters.Incaseofsolar
cookersalso,easeoftheusemakesLPGandmicrowavesmuchbetteroptions.Italsohasotherdrawbackssuchaslow
heatingrate;glareetc.whichmakethecookingexperienceveryunpleasant.
EthicalDownside:Todaytheworldisinaverycomplicatedstatewhereethicshavestartedclashing,manyatimes
environmentalethicsclashwithgeneralhumanethics.AveryrelevantexampleiswhenUSAstartedtousecornto
makeethanolforbiodiesel.Howethicalisittousefoodtocreatefuelforcarswhenmillionsarehungrynomatterhow
environmentfriendlythetechnologyis?Thisargumenteffectivelystalledthisproject.Greenbuildings,solarpower
plantsallarecurrentlyveryexpensive;howjustifiedistheirimplementationwhenitismorenecessarytofeeda
hungrypopulation?Canapoorpersonbeforcedtopurchasenewfuelefficientkitchenequipmentwhenhebarely
makeshisendsmeet?Thereareumpteenethicalissuesthatspringupandaremostlyrelatedtocostversussurvival
questions.Pricesofgreentechnologieswillgodowninthefuture,butthebasicproblemisthattheirpriceswillgo
downoncewemaketheinitialinvestmentbutdoingtheinitialinvestmentisdefinitelynoteasy.Thisisaviciouscircle
andisperhapsthebiggestdifficultyinimplementationofgreentechnologies.
Otherpossiblenegativeeffectsofgreentechnologies:Todaytheworldhasbecomeaverycomplicatedintertwined
structure;asmallchangesomewherecaninduceanextremelylargechangesomewhereelse.Todaysolarpanelsare
beingmanufacturedataprolificrate,howeveritisnotcertainwhatwillhappentothepanelsoncetheyfinishtheirlife
cycle.ThedisposalofsolarpanelsisstillintheR&Dstage.Manysolarpanelscontaintoxicmatterwhichcanbe
dangerous;thisproblemwillsurfaceaftertwodecadesifwearenotpreparedbythen.Thebiogasplantsalsocan
createaproblemastillnowtheyhavelimitedusagebutastheiruseincreasespeoplemightstartusingspecific
chemicals(congaingheavymetals)knowntoenhancetheoutputoftheplant.Sincetheslurryfromtheplantisusedas
manure,itcanendupindegradingthesoil.Biomassgasifierisanothersuchtechnologywhichuseswoodtoproduce
producergas;iteffectivelyburnswoodathighefficiencywithminimumharmfulemissions;butsinceitconsumes
woodatahighrate,rapidspreadofsuchatechnologycancausedeforestation.Similarlyifbiodieselisusedextensively
peoplemightstopproducingcropsandstartgrowingproducingfuelcrops(e.g.Jetropha)instead,effectivelystarving
theworldintheprocess.
Wemightendupseeingmanyeffectsthatwecannotthinkasofnowbecausewestillhavenotexperiencedgreen
technologiesinabigway.Wecannotsayforcertainthatgreentechnologieswillbegoodforusinallwaysindistant
future,butonethingisforcertainthatwewillberiskingthefateofthemankindifwedonotadopttheminthepresent.
Todaygreentechnologiesaretheneedofthehourwithoutanydoubtastheyaremostappropriatetoourcurrent
worldneeds.Havingdiscussedgreentechnologiesindepthwecannowdiscusstheissueofappropriatetechnologies
(ofwhichgreentechnologiesformapart)andissuesonresponsibilityofhumanstousethem.
Appropriatetechnologyistechnologythatisappropriatetotheenvironmental,culturalandeconomicsituationitis
intendedfor.Itusuallydescribestechnologieswhicharesuitableforuseinthedevelopingnationshoweverthetermis
equallyapplicabletodevelopednations.Appropriatetechnologyworksfromthebottomup;itisnotjustanoverlayto
thesituation;itisagenuinegrassrootsolutiontoeconomicneeds.ThedefinitionofAppropriateTechnologychanges
witheachsituation.Whatsappropriateinalargeurbanlocationisverydifferentfromwhatsappropriateinaremote,
isolatedenvironment.Assensiblehumanbeingsitisbutlogicaltouseappropriatetechnologiestoouradvantage.
Appropriatetechnologiesaimatsustainabledevelopment.Itisawayoffulfillingourdutyashumanswhichistotake
careofwhatwehaveandpassonwhatisthebesttoourposterity.Naturehasbestoweduswithintelligencebutwith
thispowercomeresponsibility.Weneedtodeveloptomoveforwardandforthatweneedtoconsumenatural
resources,butourquestforprosperitymustbebackedbyanunflinchingcommitmenttosustainabilityandthe
principleofprecaution,weneedtoensureproactiveprotectionoftheenvironmentandcarefulmanagementofits
diversity.Ouractsshouldreflectourdutiesandweshouldcontributeinapositivewaytothebettermentoftheworld
withanunderstandingthatsmallestofcontributionscount.Asaresponsiblecitizenoftheplanetmycontribution
shouldbetoproactivelyencourage,developandcreateandapplyappropriatetechnologiesthatwilladdtothe
wellnessofhumanityingeneral.IshouldpersonallycontributebydoingwhatIknowisright,andapplyingthe
technologieswhichIknowaregoodformyself,thesocietyandhumanity.Ishouldusetherighttechnologyintheright
placewhichbydefinitionistheappropriatetechnology.

Appropriatetechnologymaynotalwaysbelowtechbutitisalwaysthebestwayout.Intodaysworlditmightnotbe
alwaystheeasiestwayoutbutthatiswheremyeffortcomesin.
Mymessagetothesocietyshouldbetotakewhateverwehaveinheritedfromourpastandanalysethat.Whateverwe
findissustainable,helpfultoindividualandsocietyinparticularandhumanityingeneralshouldbecontinuedand
improved.Weshouldinnovateandinventintheinterestofall,foreverythingisconnectedultimatelyandwecannot
describeanybodyslossasourgainnotatleastintheenvironmentalregime.Weallarethepartofthesameecosystem.
Wrongpracticescarriedbyanyonewillaffecteveryoneinthelongrun.Toprovethispointwejustneedtoseethe
effectsofclimatechange.Weshoulduseanddowhatisappropriatetoourlocalitywiththeglobaleffectinmind.In
todaysworlditisalmostimpossibletohaveeverythingcreatedinthelocalitybutweshouldtrytominimiseour
impactonotherpartsoftheworld.Thusweshoulduseappropriatetechnologieswhichareconcentratedonusingand
creatinggoodsandfollowingpractisesthatareappropriatetothelocalneedsandonusinglocalresourcestofulfil
them.Inthiswaywecanbettermeasureandcontroloureffectontheenvironmentandinconsequenceitseffectonus.
Societyshouldspendtimeonthinkingaboutwhatisthebestpracticeforitselfandallandshouldnotunquestioningly
followprevalentormostpopularpractices.Whatmightbeappropriatetechnologyforaparticularsituationmightnot
besointheothersituations.
Tothehumanityingeneralmymessageshouldbethatweneedtoencourageallsocietiestocollaborateanddevelop
technologiesthatcreateminimumimpactontheenvironmentbutensuremaximumdevelopmentsinceagood
environmentshouldbetheoutcomeofdevelopment.Balanceddevelopmentshouldbethegoal.Weshouldnotrace
blindlytoachievemaximumeconomicandtechnologicaldevelopmentwhiledestroyingtheenvironmentbecauseat
thefinishlineofsucharaceisonlysuffering.Humanityshouldfunctionasateamtoachievethegreatesthappinessof
thegreatestnumber.Onlyinthatcasecanweensurethateveryonehasaccesstocleanwater,airandfood.Weneedto
understandthatourneedsarereallysimpleandnaturehasbeenkindenoughtoendowuswithenoughresourcesand
intellectthatwecanbeaddressmostofthemlocally.Wejustneedtodevelopandusetheappropriatetechnologythat
suitsourneedsandconditions.E.g.inhotareasoneideaistoblindlyinstallanairconditionerandmakethe
surroundingareahotter.Theotherideaistouseapassivesolarchimneytokeepthetemperatureofthebuildinglow.
AnotherexampleispotinapotrefrigeratorthatwasinventedinAfrica,itisproventoincreaseshelflifeofthefood
keptinit.Madefromjustclayandsand,Ifeelitisaterrificinventionwhichisappropriatetotheneedsofthepeople
andsolvesitinaveryeffectiveway.IthasbeenahitamonghomelesspeopleinAfricawhoneedtokeeptheir
vegetablescool.Forcorporatepersonslocatedindifferentpartsofacountryvideoconferencingmightturnouttobe
theappropriatetechnologyinsteadofhighspeedrailtravelwhichmightcostmoreandalsospendsalotoffuel.Plastic
moneyandpaperlessofficesandcollegescanbeappropriatealternativestopaper.Thousandsofexamplescanbeput
uptoshowthatappropriatetechnologiesactuallymakelifebetter.Itmighttakesomeeffortinitiallybutitgivesgood
resultsinthelongrun.Ifwearetosurvivewewillhavetousethemultimately,whynotwestartusingthemnow?To
theposteritymymessageshouldbetounderstandandassessthestateofaffairsbeforeitandcultivatethosepractices
whicharenotjustsustainablebutalsoappropriatetotheirsituation.Appropriatetechnologiescanalwaysbe
innovatedupon.Theclayrefrigeratormightbereplacedbyanotherinventionthatmightbemoreefficientortele
conferencingmightbereplacedbyenergyefficientteleportation!Thereareinfinitepossibilitiesinthefuture.We
shouldstrivetotakethebestwayoutandnottheeasiest,asthatiswhatwillpayusinthelongrun.Thisiswhatis
guaranteedbyappropriatetechnologiesandtheposterityshouldknowthis.
Thusitcanbeconcludedthatallofusneedtounderstandandapplytheconceptofappropriatetechnologiestoreduce
overallhumanfootprintontheenvironment.Appropriatetechnologiesholdmultiplebenefitsforusandcallforthe
spiritofenquiry,innovationandinvention.Greentechnologieshaveupsidesanddownsidesbuttheyareanecessary
approachtowardshumansurvival.Inthelongruntheyhavebeenproventobebeneficialtothesocietybuttheirtrue
effectscanbeobservedonlyinthefuturewhichwecansafelyhopetobegoodforthesociety.
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AnandVardhanMishra

March26th,2010on5:40pm
Thiswasaessaywaswrittenforascholarship,sothatswhyyoucanreadsomecheesycomments

brainpower
February11th,2011on6:25am
Hey!NoticedyourblogonGoogleandjustsimplysoughttobegratefulforyouforthegreatstudy.Oughttopointout
thatIactuallyagreewithprettymuchofwhatyouhadtosay.Keepupthegreatjob.

Annand
April13th,2011on4:28pm
Thanks!! Gladithelpedsomebody

StrideRiteCoupons
June13th,2011on12:41pm
Thanksatonforyourtimeandefforttohaveputthesethingstogetheronthisweblog.Michaelandialsoverymuch
appreciatedyourinsightthroughthearticlesaboutcertainthings.Irealizethatyouhavequiteafewdemandsinyour
programandsothefactthatapersonlikeyoutookequallyasmuchtimelikeyoudidtohelppeoplejustlikeusthrough
thisarticleisevenhighlytreasured.

rfrencementbourgetdulac
December31st,2011on12:47pm
Realclearinternetsite,regardsforthispost.

Adriana
February27th,2012on10:12am
thanksforshare!

Adelaide
March6th,2012on1:31pm
nicearticle

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March8th,2012on7:07pm

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March10th,2012on11:08pm
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March11th,2012on12:31am
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