Solving for Sustainability

Rahul Saxena
Apr 10 · 7 min read

Achieving sustainability is a grand challenge for the human civilization. This analysis is to show that we have the ability to achieve it.

The grand challenge: sustainability

Sustainability is the ability for generations of humans to continue indefinitely without running out of the resources they need to have a good quality of life. Sustainability has three elements:

  1. Survive: reduce the risks to human survival
  2. Thrive: improve the quality of life and personal well-being, start with…
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