Humankindhastriedtoimproveitsstandardoflivingsincetheverybeginningofcivili­zation.Backthenaswellastodayprovidingfoodandsecuritywasthebasictaskforaper­son.Howevernowadaystherangeofrequiredgoods
Humankindhastriedtoimproveitsstandardoflivingsincetheverybeginningofcivilization.Backthenaswellastodayprovidingfoodandsecuritywasthebasictaskforaperson.Howevernowadaystherangeofrequiredgoodshasexpandedsignificantly.Peoplefeeltheneedfornotonlysomeprimarythingssuchasapieceofbreadandaroofovertheirheadsbutalsoforvariousfacilitiesandluxuries.Providinghumanitywiththesethingsisconnectedtotheuseofnaturalresourceswhichrequiresenergy.Inturnthecommonsourcesofenergyweusetodaycausepollutionsoeconomicgrowthisalmostunavoidablyassociatedwithenvironmentaldamage.
EconomicgrowthistheincreaseinnumbersofgoodsandservicesproducedovertimebyaneconomyanditiscalculatedintermsofrealGrossDomesticProduct(GDP).Beforegrowthiscalculatedinflation(通货膨胀)isadjustedinordertotakeintoaccountitsmisleadingeffectonthepriceofgoodsandservices.Economicgrowthcanalsobeexplainedastheincreaseinexpectedoutputwhichresultsfromanincreaseinactualoutputortotaldemand.
Therearecertainaspectsofeconomicgrowthwhichaffecttheenvironment.Thefirstoftheseisthefactthatinordertoproducemoregoodsandproductsatafasterratetheconstructionoflargeindustrialplantsisrequired.Theseplantsproducealotofwasteleadingtothepollutionofwaterandtheatmospherewhichmaycausenegativelongtermhealtheffectstonearbypopulationsofanimalsorpeople.Theyalsoleadtoglobalwarming.
Industrialmanufacturingleadstotheconstantlyincreasingenergyconsumption.Thetraditionalenergysourceswhicharecommonlyusednowadaysareconsideredtobethegreatestpolluterstotheenvironment.Therealsoexistso-calledeco-friendlysourcesofenergy.Theyaresometimespreferredbutreplacingthetraditionalsourceswiththemalsorequirestimeduringwhichpeoplehavetomakesomesacrificestosupporttheseundertakings.
Inordertoproduceeconomicallypracticalenergyasometimessignificanttransformationofthenaturalsiteisofteninevitable.Thisisexpensiveandhasharmfuleffectsontheenvironment.Applicationofwindenergywouldblockairflows’naturalspeedwhichisthereasonforthe