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Definitions and Guiding Principles
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... Producers' and consumers' choices about product technology, producers' choices about process technologies, levels of investments in research and development, the rates of diffusion of technologies, and the design of government regulations affecting innovation are critical as societies move toward sustainable development. The Council subscribes to the following: · Engineering and technology are key components of national and international efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable economic development for all nations; .
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... Both developed and developing nations have a common interest in resolving global environmental issues; · Most actions to achieve environmentally sustainable economic development will take place at the national or local level, while at the same time taking into account the interdependence of nations. Individual countries will need to develop approaches to solving sustainability problems that are tailored to their own rate of economic development, cultures, religions, and political systems; .


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