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I have been an inactive member of eColve for a long time now. It is not that I did not think of writing on eColve, but I could not find any topic that I could write on and add value to both the platform and the readers.

Today being a Sunday and nothing much to do, a thought passed my mind to know more about the history of what has now emerged as a strong revolution across the globe - The Environmental Revolution.

I searched the internet and there are many interesting things that have led to this revolution. In this thread I will try to list events, individuals and their ideology/contributions to this revolution. I assume that apart from the facts, most of what I will write will be purely my interpretation of the subject.

So, I leave this introductory note with this para I found on redford.edu

This world has seen two major revolutions in the past. The Green Revolutions and the Industrial Revolution. Both these revolutions have had a mojor impact. While the Agricultural Revolution transformed the earth’s surface, the Industrial Revolution is transforming the earth’s atmosphere.

Lester Brown of Business & Politics interestingly points out how the third revolution The Environmental Revolution is the next step to socio-economic boom.

"The Environmental Revolution resembles the Industrial Revolution in that each is dependent on the shift to a new energy source. And like both earlier revolutions, the Environmental Revolution will affect the entire world.

There are differences in scale, timing, and origin among the three revolutions. Unlike the first two, the Environmental Revolution must be compressed into a matter of decades. The other revolutions were driven by new discoveries, by advances in technology, whereas this revolution, while it will be facilitated by new technologies, is being driven by our need to make peace with nature.

There has not been an investment situation like this before. The $1.7 trillion that the world spends now each year on oil, the leading source of energy, provides some insight into how much it could spend on energy in the eco-economy. One difference between the investments in fossil fuels and those in wind power, solar cells, and geothermal energy is that the latter are not depletable.

For developing countries dependent on imported oil, the new energy sources promise to free up capital for investment in domestic energy sources. Not many countries have their own oil fields, but all have wind and solar energy waiting to be harnessed. In terms of economic expansion and job generation, these new energy technologies are a godsend. Investments in energy efficiency will grow rapidly simply because they are profitable. In virtually all countries, saved energy is the cheapest source of new energy.

No sector of the global economy will be untouched by the Environmental Revolution. In this new economy, some companies will be winners and some will be losers. Those who participate in building the new economy will be the winners. Those who cling to the past risk becoming part of it. "

sounds like green energy revolution . Environment is not just green energy, though thats a huge part. I guess with free , clean and reasonably unlimited supply of energy we can do anything.... Ski in abu dabhi:).