Environmental Engineering Reference
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Establish local community banking system, applying solar
village concepts [2], to protect communities from global
bankingcrises.
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Encourage teachers, university dons, clergymen, company
employers, and responsible civil servants to be involved in
socialdevelopmentprojectsinadditiontotheirmainstream
job functions.
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After the first wave of use of solar energy for agriculture,
introduce the second wave of relevant industries. These
industries include canning of fresh food and packaging of
solar-dried fruits, vegetables and fish. Establish a healthy
export business for packaged food products from fertile,
green, and lush sun-rich countries.
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Manufacture renewable energy application products using
already available and new knowledge created within the
country and encourage new inventions through a buoyant
research culture.
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Future energy supply will be through hydrogen, produced
by the electrolysis of water using freely available energy
sources such as solar and wind. Encourage research and
development in this direction withineach country.
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Encourage tree-planting projects on a large scale in order
to re-absorb CO
2
from the atmosphere. This will prevent
desertificationinsomecountriesandhelpinwaterandsoil
management, the reduction of flash floods and landslides,
etc., minimising natural disasters and creating a pleasant
environment.
10.12 Recommendations for Developed Countries
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Improve energy e
ciency to reduce the consumption of
energy per head and reduce CO
2
emissions.
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Establish a policy to install solar thermal hot water
systems on every suitable building and gradually phase
out electric geysers that consume power from the national
grid.
