Task1:Sustainablity--the Great Challenge for Engineers

Today, engineers are facing a lot of challenges with technological advancements such as sustainability, human health, vulnerability and joy of living. I regard sustainability as the greatest one. My reasons are as followed:

First of all, sustainability is related to the existence of all the human beings. It is a common sense that we only have one earth; we should take care of it. However, we cannot deny that the living situation of our earth is getting worse and worse. People have to fight against a lot of sustainable problems, such as energy crisis, water crisis, world starvation, greenhouse effect, kinds of pollutions and so on. The problems above all have very significant influence on our life. As we know the resources on the earth are finite. They will be run out one day. It is urgent to put the Strategy of Sustainable Development into effect. Without doubting, human beings will benefit a lot from implementing the Strategy of Sustainable Development.

Secondly, there are a lot of limitations that we have to deal with. It is very sad that the sustainable problems are not easy to solve in a short time, though the situation of the world now is very serious. One of the important reasons is that some academic theories are impractical. Normally, they cost too much to make the products, that makes them cannot be applied in manufacturing industries. In addition, this sustainable industry is a kind of new industry. The related technologies and skills still need to be improved. And as it is new, the customers need time to accept its products.

In conclusion, sustainability is the greatest challenge for the engineers, and the work will be more and more challenging in the future. However, do not forget the challenges always come with chances. We can find out ourselves’ ways to face the challenges and seize the chances. Come on, the engineers in the future!