المجلة الدولية للعلوم والتقنية

This study outlines how Libya could become sustainable if it so chooses, the world is moving rapidly towards a transition to environmental sustainability after the dangers of using fossil fuels and excessive use of natural resources without taking into account the environmental aspects have become publicly clear through of the phenomenon of Global warming and climate change. The aim of this study is to identify opportunities for decision-makers in Libya to intensify environmental management and move towards sustainability methods by preserving the three main natural resources in Libya (water, oil, and gas). The paramount needs are to make the water supply sustainable and to make a transition to renewable energy as fast as possible, both water and oil stocks are depleting and will become scarce unless conserved, sales receipts from Libya’s declining oil and gas resources could be allocated to accelerate the transition to solar electricity, which should fast become the most profitable and sustainable export to Europe. Conservation of hydrocarbons is essential to boost oil and gas exports to finance solar electricity, the main opportunity is to conserve Libya’s three main natural resources, water, oil and gas. Conservation of these resources will firmly catalyze Libya’s transition to a sustainable economy while improving the quality of life. This study focuses on water and energy conservation and investment in renewable energy through:1) Benefit from the revenues of oil and gas, which are considered as revenues temporary and exhaustible to create sustainable development based on renewable energy in most economic activities. 2) Transform Libya from a producer and exporter of fossil fuels to a country producer and exporter of clean energy, such as energy generated from wind and sun. Libya enjoys a privileged location near the continent of Europe can be an important source of electricity generated from solar energy to Europe. 3) Reduce fossil fuel consumption which increases the life of its reserves, and this leads to a reduction in the proportion of greenhouse gas emissions, the main cause of global warming.4) Maintain the groundwater and the rationalization of consumption.5) Create new job opportunities for young people Libyan, because the transformation project for the sustainable economy requires a lot of development projects that need to be trained workforce and efficient.6)Libya is a unique nation in many ways: especially its location that contains the highest solar insolation on the planet, so the daily average of horizontal solar radiation is 7.1 kWh/m²/day, with an average sun duration of more than 3,500 hours per year. 7) Accelerating the development of solar and wind energy will enable Libya to export hydrocarbons for a longer period. Keywords: environmental sustainability, Renewable energy, natural resources, (water, oil and gas).