DE Online Desk:
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday suggested creating a new life-style based on ‘zero waste and zero carbon’ to protect the planet from climate catastrophes, presenting his longstanding dream of creating a new world of three zeroes.
“In order to survive, we need to create another culture. A counter-culture which is based on a different lifestyle. It is based on zero waste. It will limit consumption to essential needs, leaving no residual waste,” he said while speaking at the opening session of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit in COP29, held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, report agencies.
This lifestyle will also be based on zero carbon where there will be no fossil fuel but only renewable energy, Prof Yunus said, adding there will be an economy that will be based primarily on zero personal profit like the social business, according to a message received here. Defining the social business as a non-dividend business addressed to solve social and environmental problems, he said a vast part of social businesses will focus on protecting the environment and mankind.
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“Human lives will not only be protected but qualitatively enhanced through affordable healthcare and education. It will facilitate entrepreneurship for the youth. Young people will get prepared through new education of entrepreneurship. Education of creating job seekers will be replaced by entrepreneurship-focused education,” the chief adviser said. Mentioning that the safety of environment needs a new lifestyle, the 2006 Noble Peace according to a message received in Dhaka.
Earlier in the day, Prof Yunus delivered his address at the opening session of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at COP29. Besides, he spoke at a meeting with the Social Business Group on the sidelines of the global climate meet on Wednesday.
