What is it? ⓘ
Green engineering is the design, commercialization, and use of processes and products in a way that reduces pollution, promotes sustainability, and minimizes risk to human health and the environment without sacrificing economic viability and efficiency.
It embraces the concept that decisions to protect the environment can have the greatest impact and cost-effectiveness when applied early, in the design and development phase of a product.
Scientists aim to...
- • Conserve and improve natural ecosystems while protecting human health
- • Use life-cycle thinking in all engineering activities
- • Ensure that all material inputs and outputs are as inherently safe as possible
- • Minimize depletion of natural resources
- • Strive to prevent waste
