For example, innovation in advanced materials research has reduced the cost of solar electricity 100-fold in the last two decades. Pioneering efforts to reduce energy consumption, diminish pollution, and develop more efficient processes are currently being researched and developed by teams of physicists and colleagues from neighbouring disciplines. Physics plays an important part in all our lives and particularly in our understanding of the climate. The ultimate goal of fundamental research is to enhance the innovation needed to drive global economic growth in an environmentally conscious and sustainable way, one that is both economically successful and globally inclusive. Interdisciplinary collaboration among scientists is essential in providing the transformative technologies needed to evolve and implement the green economy, within the timescale required. The evolving concept of a green economy relies on the commercialisation of breakthrough technologies, which themselves rely on research and development at a fundamental level. As politicians embrace the notion of a green economy, scientists, engineers, and social scientists are mobilising to meet the challenge. Nations are collaborating to mitigate the negative impacts of the global climate crisis. ” Furthermore, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines green growth as “fostering economic growth and development, while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies. The Institute of Physics (IOP) has signed the following statement together with national physical societies around globe:Īccording to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), “a green economy is defined as low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive. Faye Holst A call to action: the role of physics in delivering the global green economy
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