It is positive that in all this, the world has recently experienced a technological revolution associated with the advent of the information age, thanks to which others can learn from others and have access to technology via the Internet, where the whole world is a virtual laboratory, and knowledge is available to everyone. Now even the most isolated countries have access to the outside world through the Internet and satellite portals.
Chapter 2
The world is unfair, but progress is not inevitable. Society must develop in a sustainable way, there must be basic rules and obligations that must be observed.
Progress cannot be resisted. Progress is a broad concept, it is not only what is productive, but also what can be destructive. Progress is a great word, but at the same time history shows that progress is a form of violence. The concept of progress is not just an idea, it is a complex and controversial concept. Progress is a double edged sword, progress is a value that propagates to variables. Progress can be good or bad. Progress is the basis for the birth of new ideas, progress is the basis for the birth of changes and new opportunities. Progress is the root of social inequality, social exclusion and social violence. As a result, the notion that we can control progress is a delusion. We must ask ourselves the question: Do we need progress and do we need development in general of everything that surrounds us?
In ancient Greek philosophy, there are two concepts: being and becoming. Being is that which is eternal, and that is actually what is most important. And becoming is secondary, changeable. And thats how much being is in becoming, so becoming is so good. That is, development in itself, it in itself is not a fact that is good. If this change from something to something contains more of the eternal, then it is good. If there is little eternal in him, then this is no progress, this is actually a regression. And the development of Western political thought and, in general, Western philosophy has come to the point that in modern times, being as such is generally discarded, and good or bad is already within this becoming. What is it about: everything from which development comes is good, more precisely, everything from which it is bad, and everything to which it is good, that is, everything that was yesterday is necessarily bad, everything that will be tomorrow is necessarily good. Because progress itself has become a religion. Progress itself has become eternal, we believe that any qualitative change is necessarily progress, although a qualitative change can be a regression. We can move from something to something and go down. But there are social relations in which there should be no changes, that there are things, primarily related to ethics, which are based on such transcendental truths that should not be revised. The new socio-economic model should be sustainable, equal and fair, and Western civilisation says that everything should be reviewed constantly. This permanent revision makes the current socio-economic model even more unstable and is almost in a state of collapse.
Chapter 3
There is a need to revisit the ancient Greek concepts and introduce new most important modern meanings into being. While green projects are virtually unheard of, this does not mean that green sustainable development is gone forever. There is no doubt that sustainable development is an objective necessity. This is something that will continue regardless of how current global events play out now or in the future.
The term «green sustainable development» was first used and coined by Professor Michael Charles Tobias, President of the non-governmental organisation Green World Campaign between 1984 and 2003. In August 1987, Gro Harlem Brundtland, in its report to the UN, first used the term «sustainable development» as «development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs» in the context of what is now called the «green economy».
The principle of sustainable development was further defined and developed after the publication of the Brundtland report and in 1992 was included in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. Further, the Green Sustainable Development (GSD) concept was developed by Professor Kwon-Soo Ha in 2002 as an approach to clean energy and an alternative to fossil fuels to achieve sustainable development. Professor Kwon-Su Ha believed that at the beginning of the 21st century, humanity faced a serious crisis in the control of global warming and it was time to create a new global system of sustainable development. However, Professor Kwon-Soo Ha noted the excessive use of the term «green», when everything that is green is considered good, and any movement of green is considered progressive. First of all, due to such a misunderstanding of the meaning of the term «green», various interpretations and not entirely correct use of this term were formulated, which, according to Professor Kwon-Su Ha, became problematic. In 2003 in New York City, the GREEN TIDE conference participants were introduced to this idea and decided to use the concept of green sustainable development in an existing global network of projects.
Green and sustainable development creates a pyramidal structure of the population, where the top layer of this structure is occupied by people involved in green sustainable development, who follow an appropriate lifestyle. The second level is occupied by people who support sustainable green development through their purchasing, advertising and promotion decisions. The third level is occupied by people whose lifestyle is complemented by the lifestyle of sustainable green development, but are not yet part of the undertaking. The fourth level is occupied by those who did not choose this way of life, but were influenced by it. The fifth level is occupied by those who have learned about the existence of green sustainable development and have accepted its characteristics. The sixth level is the base of the pyramid and the people who were not affected in any way.
Green communities are a response to the urgent need of mankind to unite around a common concern for the environment and a sustainable future, as well as finding a balance between economic growth and the relationship between man and nature.
Achieving such a goal requires not only the support of governments, private business and the general public, but also a clear understanding of the problems and the need for action. An important mechanism for communication and involvement is the presentation of green communities as new ideas and concepts, models that deal with issues of sustainable development and environmental conservation.
For a long time, the solution to the problem of sustainable development was: «More research is needed.» The solution for green sustainability sustainability is to act on what we know and dont need to explore.
The solution to the problem of sustainable development lies not in additional research, but in the implementation of what we already know and what does not need to be researched.
«Green sustainable development» is the concept of solving the problem of sustainable development in the 21st century.
Ecosystems provide a wide range of «goods» for human well-being, including clean water and air, food, medicine, and recreation.
The health of ecosystems also affects human well-being. Ecosystem goods and services are often interconnected, so that a change in one can affect many others. For example, the destruction of forests to provide more pasture for livestock reduces the area of land available for cultivation, thereby reducing food production, which contributes to food insecurity, and the fall in food production contributes to deforestation, and so on.
Industrial activities create waste and pollution that adversely affect ecosystems. For example, mining, metallurgical and industrial activities release heavy metals into the environment. These heavy metals can be toxic to humans and animals, damage ecosystem health and destroy biodiversity.
Controlling the negative impacts of human activities on ecosystems and restoring degraded ecosystems is necessary to sustain ecosystem goods and services. This includes the sustainable use of natural resources and the restoration of degraded ones.
The isolation of the world as a whole and the multiplication of restricted areas do not create a single investment space, they create an investment gap that cannot be filled without a unified innovative infrastructure. The absence of a unified global infrastructure for the formation of an open investment space inevitably leads to the preservation of backward technologies, low efficiency and environmental destruction. Global supply chains are breaking down, which does not allow the creation of modern logistics, production and supply technologies, as well as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, communications and other digital technologies. This is what creates a gap between developed and developing countries, which is then used as an excuse for unfair trade, sanctions, trade wars and other negative phenomena. The lack of effective solutions for the interaction of disparate parties leads to completely unpredictable behaviour on the world stage.
A significant change from past environmental efforts is the need to innovate, to create a new social order that will lead to a different and better future. The change will be influenced by the development of «green» industries, «green» enterprises and services, as well as the creation of «green» jobs and issues of «green consumerism», developing channels of communication with business and consumers.
Chapter 4
Formation of a new philosophy of green sustainable development, which is a system of concepts and ideas, including an internal and external structure to ensure sustainable development, based on a number of philosophical positions and principles, such as:
1. Faith in humanity and the environment, which can be realised through innovative and sustainable technologies.
2. Rich cultural diversity that promotes human creativity and enriches the social fabric.
3. Belief in basic universal values (human rights, democracy, tolerance, freedom, equality and justice) as the main source of legitimacy, as well as in a socio-economic system based on the principles of humanism.
4. Belief in moderate consumption as the key to reducing social and economic inequality.
5. Belief that the environment and sustainability are the foundation of both economic growth and sustainable development.
6. Belief in the free market economy as the best socio-economic system for achieving sustainable development and in the market as a source of inspiration for finding the most effective means of improving the economy and reducing environmental impact.
Green and sustainable development is not only a matter of science and technology, but also a matter of spiritual civilisation and the wisdom of the human spirit. This can be considered the basis and root of all remarkable achievements and progress in science and technology. It has never been possible to develop science and technology without adopting the philosophy of green development or hoping for the acceptability of the spirit of green and sustainable development. Then there will be no room for regrets.
In addition, we must not forget that green and sustainable development is a subjective human project. All of its various goals cannot be achieved without a consensus among various stakeholders, which must be constantly built up through various actions of administrators and developers in order to bring about global change. Whether or not there is agreement with the above opinions and values, they exist to provide us with a vision and a framework for the future of humanity. Emphasising the importance of coexistence, cooperation and harmony between people, a new set of values and a new philosophy are proposed.
It is a philosophy based on environmental ethics, environmental law, environmental philosophy and environmental economics, with the environment being one of the most important factors in the development, production and consumption of goods for the well-being of the entire planet.
The main goal of the philosophy of sustainable development is to provide a better world for all people on our planet, the sustainable harmonious development of the ecosystems of the Earth and humanity, to create a comfortable and safe living environment for humans, not for the benefit of a few, a few people or for the benefit of one particular social class, but for the benefit of the whole society and all people in general, for prosperity for all nations. Ecosystems provide the natural resources and services on which human life depends. Human survival depends on these ecosystems.
The philosophy of green sustainable development covers the following main aspects:
1. Strategic, fundamental, theoretical and scientific foundations of sustainable development;
2. Philosophical and ethical foundations of sustainable development;
3. Scientific, theoretical and practical understanding and understanding of the principles and originality of green sustainable development.
This is a philosophy that all people, all nations, all groups and all institutions must adopt, based on their experience and their consciousness, on the result of their aspirations to build a green and sustainable world order.
In this sense, green sustainable development represents a way of thinking for the 21st century and the future in accordance with green sustainable principles.
This is an ethically correct form of behaviour, human thinking and a form of relations between people, between people and the world community, between people and the Earth, between people and the Universe. The current strategy of green and sustainable development, used by mankind in the last two centuries on a global scale, has proved to be ineffective in terms of economic, social and environmental aspects, which has become the main reason for the current critical situation in which we live. A radical fundamental shift in the approach to green and sustainable development is required, which can be achieved through social re-education, since this is one of the most important factors in this process, but also one of the most difficult factors to implement. The need for social re-education stems from the complexity of the process called the green and sustainable development strategy, in which the importance of knowledge and the role of learning are decisive factors. Therefore, the need to develop a strategy for green and sustainable development can only be achieved in the process of learning and generalising the knowledge gained.