Green production-clean technology and eco-efficiency keys for sustainability

Zeynep Ceylan,Şeyda Deniz Aydın

doi:10.21533/pen.v9i2.1816

Abstract

Preserving their place on the agenda of international platforms in recent years, green (clean/eco efficiency) technologies are one of the basic components of the important concept of achieving sustainable development. Eco efficiency associates economic production with environmental factors in an internal union of economic development and protecting the ecosystem, in addition to revealing the importance of sustainable development and green economy in all stages of economic production. Green production controls the effects of process, product and services on human health and the ecosystem, while also being an approach to increase the sustainable efficiency of production. Changes to production and product development stages affect the whole value chain of products and steps taken within the scope of green technologies in this situation should be evaluated with the holistic approach of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). LCA within this scope assesses the total environmental effect to prevent transfer of environmental load from one stage to another. In this study, to leave a livable world for future generations, all aspects of the absolute relationships between green technologies and eco efficiency are dealt with and analysis of the current status in Turkey is performed.

Highlights

In spite of significant difficulties in economic markets, interest in clean technologies including green energy, green transport, green chemistry, green production, information technology, eco-productivity and energy-saving devices has begun to increase further with every passing day [1]
The keys to the transition to sustainability are linked to progression in direct clean technologies, green production and eco-productivity fields
The important focal points in the successful transition to sustainability are the concepts of green production, clean technology, eco-efficiency and life cycle analysis

Summary

Introduction

In spite of significant difficulties in economic markets, interest in clean technologies including green energy (wind, solar, water, biomass, biofuel, hydrogen, geothermal, fuel cells), green transport, green chemistry, green production, information technology, eco-productivity and energy-saving devices has begun to increase further with every passing day [1]. Clean technologies and eco-productivity are an ecosystem-sensitive waste management approach aiming to use less raw material and energy, increase reuse and recycling, create less waste and reduce amounts of dangerous waste [3]. Clean production represents prevention at the source before environmental effects occur, rather than being a ‘pollution control’ approach aiming to resolve environmental problems after they occur. It requires the inclusion of every parameter in planning processes in the design stage for all types of human efficacy like industrial, urban, agricultural etc.

Clean Production Approaches

Guidelines for all label types

Conclusions and recommendations