The Sustainable Falcon: Dubai's Path to Becoming a Green Economic Leader

Defining Sustainabile Development

The Brundtland Report was one of the first reports to give context to sustainability with the definition “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). This report introduced, on a global level, the term sustainable development. The term sustainable development combines technological advances while considering the costs aspects while seeking to improve the quality of life. Whereas, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) defines green economy as “one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities” (UN, 2018). Technology slowly mediates between society and the environment in a green economy. A green economy is sustainable infrastructure that takes all human needs into consideration regardless of profitability aims. Indeed, sustainability is a strategic verb in getting companies to take action where governments support with policy creations.