يتطلب تحقيق النمو الذي يراعي اعتبارات البيئة تطبيق سياسات تكون بطبيعتها جيدة لتحقيق النمو بشكل عام، وكذلك ‏للحفاظ على البيئة،

مثل إصلاح نظم الدعم المقدم لمنتجات الطاقة أو الحواجز التجارية التي تحمي القطاعات شديدة التلوث. وينطوي ‏ذلك على إصلاحات صعبة سياسيا في أنماط التسعير والتنظيم والاستثمار العام،

كما يتطلب إجراء تغييرات معقدة في ‏السلوكيات والأعراف الاجتماعية. والأهم من ذلك هو أن النمو الذي يراعي اعتبارات البيئة يتطلب معرفة متى يتم ‏اللجوء إلى الإجراءات والوسائل السياسية المناسبة وليس الإجراءات الأمثل اقتصاديا.‏

First, sustainability is not much of a goal. We really want environmental improvement. How do we get it? Here, we are "talking" about public goods for the most part. So, what we need to do is to provide a mechanism for groups of people to acquire property rights in environmental quality indicators. For example, suppose that a group of citizens, say, 60 percent, would have the right to sue, i.e., standing in court, to protect air quality or water quality, or water quantity. Bingo. Then a public good would have some of the attributes of a private good.

Dr Peter F. Colwell thank you for your contribution to the discussion

Economic growth is when the gross domestic product (GDP) increases over a period of time. Sustainable growth means maintaining the growth rate without causing other economic problems. Rapid growth may deplete resources, create environmental problems and contribute to global warming. Businesses and industries can adopt sustainable practices such as using renewable energy sources, reducing waste and emissions, and improving resource efficiency. These practices can help reduce the impact on the environment while supporting economic growth. As industries expand, they consume more raw materials and energy, leading to increased carbon emissions, habitat destruction, and resource depletion. To balance this equation, sustainable practices, such as resource-efficient technologies and circular economies, are imperative. Some of the possible ways to balance economic growth and environmental protection in India are: Adopting clean and renewable energy sources. Implementing environmental accounting and valuation and enhancing environmental compliance and regulation. Economic sustainability is all about giving people what they want without compromising the quality of life, especially in the developing world. Environmental sustainability: It is the process of meeting the needs of air, food, water, and shelter as well as ensuring that the environment is neither affected nor polluted. The production and use of goods can deplete natural resources and generate pollution. In addition to the scale of consumption increasing with income, the composition of what people consumes changes, which could either exacerbate or offset their environmental footprint. The environmental impact of economic growth includes the increased consumption of non-renewable resources, higher levels of pollution, global warming and the potential loss of environmental habitats. However, not all forms of economic growth cause damage to the environment. Economic sustainability is all about giving people what they want without compromising the quality of life, especially in the developing world. Environmental sustainability: It is the process of meeting the needs of air, food, water, and shelter as well as ensuring that the environment is neither affected nor polluted. Environmental protection is often seen in conflict with individual freedom and economic growth. The proponents of environmental protection suggest that the environment is a global resource that must be protected for future generations, even at the expense of economic growth and individual freedoms. An abundance of natural resources in a country means that development will come a lot easier to that country than for one where there isn't much natural resource available. All economic growth involves transforming the natural world, and it can effect environmental quality in one of three ways. Environmental quality can increase with growth. Increased incomes, for example, provide the resources for public services such as sanitation and rural electricity.