Green Energy & Expo

Biography

Biography: Fernando Júnior Resende Mascarenhas

Abstract

The Industrial Revolution raised the world to a new economic and consuming development model. Although it has created beneficial consequences to the society, this economic standard is currently saturated because it has caused unemployment, poverty and environmental degradation. The current world demands a more suitable and efficient model that addresses its requirements and limitations. Overcoming these challenges can be possible through green growth. Green growth is basically an economic tool whose main objectives are to integrate a technological, economic and social development with the most adequate use of natural resources. Strategies and policies are fundamental to make that greener growth occurs, and public and private sectors of the society must work together. Public policies, educational campaigns, investments in innovation and technology and the adoption of the most appropriate strategy for each country’s development standard is crucial. Three countries with green growth programs and initiatives need to be highline: Chile, Korea and Germany. Furthermore, qualified professionals are required to lead the necessary transformations and to, indeed, build more sustainable cities, and those professionals are the Civil Engineers. They are fundamental in leading these transformations. They are the professionals who will design and build more economic and environmental efficient buildings and cities paying special attention in areas such as transportation, energy resources and water and wastewater treatment plants. Thus, green growth is necessary to modernize the local and worldwide economy raising sustainable policies and business based on the financial commitment of public and private sectors on the creation and application of legislations. Moreover, the international cooperation such as the exchange of knowledge and information will produce more innovations and technologies.