简介：Thisarticleseekstoaddresssomelingeringdebateswithinsustainabilitystudiesbyrevealingtheconnectionsbetweenrenewableenergyconsumptionandsustainability.Usingdatafrom30OECDcountries,thearticleexaminestheconnectionsviaregressionandgeospatialanalysis.Findingsfromthequantitativeanalysisindicatethatabout50%ofthevariationinsustainabilityisaccountedforbythedegreeofrenewablesconsumption.Thegeo-spatialanalysisvisuallyillustratestheintimateconnectionsbetweenthetwovariables.Theoretically,renewableen-ergyrelatestosustainabilityinthreedimensions.Thefirstdimensioniseconomic.Relyingontraditionalfossilfuelseventuallywillbringoureconomytoastop.Renewableenergies,however,areabletosecureourenergysupplyintoanindefinitefuture.Theseconddimensionlinkstoethics.Toleaveanintactplanettofuturegenerationsisamoralresponsibilityofourgeneration.Thecurrentenergysupplysystemisbuiltondepletionofnaturalresources,whilethesourcesofrenewableenergyarevastandconstantlyreplenished.Thelastdimensionisecologic.Howtoallocateaproperapportionmentoftheglobalbiospherebetweenhumankindandtheotherlifeontheearthisacriticalissuerelatedtosustainability.Byusingrenewableenergy,wecangreatlyreduceourimpactonbiodiversityandthereforestrikeabalancebetweenhumankindandotherlife.Overalltheresearchsuggeststhatdevelopingrenewablescanandinmanycasesdoessustainanation'seconomicgrowthwhilesimultaneouslyprotectingtheenvironment.Itisawin-winsituation.Thisfindingundoubtedlypointsoutapracticalandrealisticpathforsustainabledevelopment.

简介：Thispaperexaminestheconnectionsamongsustain-ability,governanceandGDP,usingthedatafrom123countries.SustainabilityisfoundtoberelatedwithGDPintwocontradic-toryways.Ontheonehand,growthinGDPstrengthensanation’sabilitytomaintainfavorableenvironmentalconditionsintothefuture.Ontheotherhand,GDPgrowthisbuiltonmoreconsump-tionofnaturalresources,andthereforegeneratesalarger“foot-print”ontheEarth.Governanceplaysakeyroleinsustainabledevelopment.However,itisnothelpingtoreduceourfootprintontheEarth.Infact,goodgovernanceislinkedtoalargerfootprint.Thisreflectsourmaterialistvalueandhumanimpulse.Whenasocietyprefersthecomfortandwell-beingofhumanbeingstothewelfareofitsenvironment,democraticgovernancemightbeusedasaneffectivetoolagainstnature.