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The conventional application of science and technology in our daily life will cause deadly environmental vulnerabilities to the comfortable living of mankind on Mother Earth in the near future. Simply, the application of traditional science and technology is becoming obsolete since it is causing the accumulation the CO2 into the atmosphere at alarming rate; thus, it needs to be replaced by green science and technology to secure a balanced Earth. The notion of green science and technology which is the application of sustainable science and technology might be wide, but if we think about a calculative solution to protect our mother Earth by reducing CO2 emission, we only need to focus on few sectors that needs to be holistic research and development approaches for green science and technology in the field of energy, building, water, transportation, environment, and society (EBWTES) to achieve a best-balanced Earth. Simply, this notional term of “Green Science and Technology” must be implemented in every sector of EBWTES for confirming sustainable world which would be the “autonomous adaptation,” responds to conditions change by the adaptive capacity in all sectors of EBWTES system to level the CO2 emission into the atmosphere. Indeed, it will without a doubt make the global environment green and clean as a result of its versatility, adaptability, and manageability, which won’t result in maladjustment simultaneously, but will present a sustainable world for our future generation.
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Hossain, M.F. (2022). Green Science and Technology for Designing Sustainable World. In: Sustainable Design for Global Equilibrium. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94818-4_1
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