Can Innovation Save the Environment?

In 1987, the Brundtland Report Our Common Future commissioned by the United Nations for the Earth Summit defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This definition is important because it shows the awareness and institutionalization of environmental concerns. However, too often there has been a tendency to oppose ecological and economic needs, in order to support the argum..