What can science and technology contribute to meeting current national environmental goals?
Linking Science and Technology to Society’s Environmental Goals identifying potentially unsustainable uses of resources, and determining the significance of environmental stress. Develop new and improved industrial, transportation, and energy ”green processes” that reduce levels of primary pollutants, use more recycled materials, produce more easily recycled products, reduce the use of hazardous waste, and prevent pollution. Develop more advanced measurement instrumentation and platforms that provide more accurate, detailed, timely, and cost-effective assessment of pollutant distributions, background biogeochemical states and processes, interactive monitoring, and real-time information. Better manage science and technology, including balancing facts and figures with human dimensions of cooperation, attitudes, and issues. Undertake rigorous analysis of available information relevant to goals. Question 2: What do you believe should be the nation’s environmental goals for the future? As