Problem1. Maurice Ile Durable was first announced by Prime Minister as a long term vision aimed at encouraging sustainable development. The major thrust of the project Mauritius Ile Durable, is to make Mauritius less dependent on fossil fuel, with the target of 65% autonomy by the year 2028 through raised utilization of renewable energy and the more efficient use of energy in general. According to Professor de Rodney this objective can be accomplished by the use of biomass, bio-ethanol, wind, solar, biogas, hydro, waves and cogeneration.
(Source: Mauritius Ile Durable Fund Report 2010)
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Question1. What are the Sustainable Development actions which can be executed to sustain the Government’s policy, and thereby broaden the concept of Maurice Ile Durable?
Question2. With reference to Mauritius as a case, describe how the dimensions of industrial ecology may help to accomplish the goals of the sustainable island?