Perspectives on the Role of Science and Technology for a Cleaner and Greener Tomorrow

Science and technology has become the backbone of modern society, and constant efforts of the scientists and researchers have modelled the scientific knowledge, creating diverse technologies that have outpaced primitive ways paving way for social and economic development. Green technologies have recently come into existence as a result of climate change, global warming, pollution, energy depletion, and other environmental issues. With the course of time, combined efforts of people and technology have been effective in ascertaining some of the chief issues faced by mankind today. In this chapter, we will discuss how scientific knowledge combined with technology plays a crucial role in betterment of the environment and society as a whole, and how green technology has become the need of the hour.