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electrification of transport, partial lockdowns in emergency situations, work from
home wherever possible, use of clean energies, forests conservation, waste management, etc. No doubt, coronavirus is life threatening disaster but it has given us an
opportunity to understand and differentiate between our needs and luxuries at individual levels leading to environmental sustainability at various levels such as community, state and global levels. This outbreak has given us a vision of a better future that
we all want to have. COVID-19 has made people realize the harm our earth has been
bearing and also the mechanism by which things can be sequenced for attaining the
goals of sustainable development.
Keywords Coronavirus · Lockdown · Environmental sustainability ·
Industrialization · Pollution · Clean energy · Sustainable development
7.1 Introduction
The word Environmental Sustainability is concerned with the protection and maintenance of resources present in the environment for future generations. In the last
century, there has been rapid industrialization which has been depleting our natural
resources at a rapid speed and if we continue to consume these resources at the same
pace it will difficult that we could preserve these resources for our future. So, it’s
the high time we all should realize the importance of ‘Environmental Sustainability’
so that our coming generations are not deprived of the valuable resources. Since the
last few decades’ policies are being framed by governments at national, regional and
local level in achieving the goals of environmental sustainability before the situation
gets worse [29].
With the progress in science and technology, non-renewable sources like fossil
fuels are being consumed at a rapid speed leading to its depletion. So, it’s a high
time we must shift to renewable sources of energy like solar, wind, hydro and
geothermal energy so that we can conserve the non-renewable sources of energy.
Besides conserving the resources it is important to conserve the biodiversity, protect
ecosystem and control pollution to maintain equilibrium in nature. The major motives
of environmental sustainability are briefly represented in Fig. 7.1.
With the onset and spread of COVID-19, the life of every individual on this earth
changed beyond recognition and within days. Corona has posed a threat to the life
of human beings throughout the world and has gradually caused an economic crisis
at many places. But it has also taught the human beings how nature and environment
have been adversely affected by human activities. The lockdown imposed in different
parts of the world due to which nature had bloomed to its fullest whose impact can
be seen directly on the air quality index, water in the rivers, the climate change and
liberated wildlife. People learned to stay indoors with minimum resources with the
tourism industry coming almost to a halt and affecting the livelihood of many. So,
it is important to discuss both the positives and negatives of the corona pandemic
so that we can adapt to some good practices and ignore the ones that can pose a
A. Chauhan
electrification of transport, partial lockdowns in emergency situations, work from
home wherever possible, use of clean energies, forests conservation, waste management, etc. No doubt, coronavirus is life threatening disaster but it has given us an
opportunity to understand and differentiate between our needs and luxuries at individual levels leading to environmental sustainability at various levels such as community, state and global levels. This outbreak has given us a vision of a better future that
we all want to have. COVID-19 has made people realize the harm our earth has been
bearing and also the mechanism by which things can be sequenced for attaining the
goals of sustainable development.
Keywords Coronavirus · Lockdown · Environmental sustainability ·
Industrialization · Pollution · Clean energy · Sustainable development
7.1 Introduction
The word Environmental Sustainability is concerned with the protection and maintenance of resources present in the environment for future generations. In the last
century, there has been rapid industrialization which has been depleting our natural
resources at a rapid speed and if we continue to consume these resources at the same
pace it will difficult that we could preserve these resources for our future. So, it’s
the high time we all should realize the importance of ‘Environmental Sustainability’
so that our coming generations are not deprived of the valuable resources. Since the
last few decades’ policies are being framed by governments at national, regional and
local level in achieving the goals of environmental sustainability before the situation
gets worse [29].
With the progress in science and technology, non-renewable sources like fossil
fuels are being consumed at a rapid speed leading to its depletion. So, it’s a high
time we must shift to renewable sources of energy like solar, wind, hydro and
geothermal energy so that we can conserve the non-renewable sources of energy.
Besides conserving the resources it is important to conserve the biodiversity, protect
ecosystem and control pollution to maintain equilibrium in nature. The major motives
of environmental sustainability are briefly represented in Fig. 7.1.
With the onset and spread of COVID-19, the life of every individual on this earth
changed beyond recognition and within days. Corona has posed a threat to the life
of human beings throughout the world and has gradually caused an economic crisis
at many places. But it has also taught the human beings how nature and environment
have been adversely affected by human activities. The lockdown imposed in different
parts of the world due to which nature had bloomed to its fullest whose impact can
be seen directly on the air quality index, water in the rivers, the climate change and
liberated wildlife. People learned to stay indoors with minimum resources with the
tourism industry coming almost to a halt and affecting the livelihood of many. So,
it is important to discuss both the positives and negatives of the corona pandemic
so that we can adapt to some good practices and ignore the ones that can pose a