D&T mid term

What does sustainability aim to achieve?

• Exploiting natural resources for immediate needs

• Protecting the environment at all costs

• Meeting present needs without compromising future generations

• Promoting economic growth without considering the environment

Why is sustainability important for preserving the environment?

• To maximize resource exploitation

• To promote overexploitation of natural resources

• To encourage pollution and waste production

• To mitigate environmental degradation and climate change

What is the main goal of social sustainability?

• Creating social inequalities

• Reducing access to education and healthcare

• Promoting a more equitable society

• Encouraging income disparities

How does sustainability relate to economic stability?

• It encourages short-term thinking

• It promotes responsible resource management and innovation

• It relies on depleting natural resources

• It hinders economic growth

What is the primary focus of environmental sustainability?

• Maximizing resource exploitation

• Reducing access to natural resources

• Minimizing the impact of human activities on the environment

• Encouraging pollution and ecosystem destruction

What does the social sustainability pillar aim to achieve?

• Promoting inclusive and healthy societies

• Encouraging social disparities

• Reducing access to education and healthcare

• Maximizing income inequality

How does economic sustainability relate to long-term prosperity?

• By promoting irresponsible business practices

• By supporting fair trade and ethical treatment

• By focusing on short-term profits

• By depleting resources for immediate gain

What is the key element of achieving true sustainability among the three pillars?

• Focusing solely on environmental sustainability

• Achieving balance among environmental, social, and economic sustainability

• Ignoring social sustainability

• Prioritizing economic sustainability over the others

How does sustainable economic growth depend on environmental sustainability?

• By promoting resource depletion

• By minimizing negative environmental impacts

• By ignoring environmental concerns

• By encouraging pollution

What is the goal of the renewable energy transition?

• Increasing reliance on fossil fuels

• Mitigating climate change

• Exploiting non-renewable energy sources

• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions