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Why is sustainable development essential for economic growth? Explain.

Sustainable economic development refers to the development that takes place in the present without damaging the environment and without compromising the needs of the future.


a. Sustainable development aims at the utilisation of resources in an optimum way without causing harm to the environment.


b. Sustainable development is required to progress to the next level and reserving the available resources for use by future generations.


Hence, sustainable development is much essential for economic growth.


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