Global Material Flows and Resource Productivity: Assessment Report for the UNEP International Resource Panel

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationInternational Resource Panel
dc.coverage.spatialAustralia
dc.coverage.spatialBrazil
dc.coverage.spatialChile
dc.coverage.spatialChina
dc.coverage.spatialEgypt
dc.coverage.spatialFrance
dc.coverage.spatialGermany
dc.coverage.spatialHonduras
dc.coverage.spatialIndia
dc.coverage.spatialIndonesia
dc.coverage.spatialJapan
dc.coverage.spatialMexico
dc.coverage.spatialNigeria
dc.coverage.spatialPakistan
dc.coverage.spatialPoland
dc.coverage.spatialRussian Federation
dc.coverage.spatialSaudi Arabia
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africa
dc.coverage.spatialRepublic of Korea
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.coverage.spatialViet Nam
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-15T09:03:09Z
dc.date.available2017-08-15T09:03:09Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionThis report finds that global material use has tripled over the past four decades, with annual global extraction of materials growing from 22 billion tonnes (1970) to 70 billion tonnes (2010). It also provides a new material footprint indicator, reporting the amount of materials that are required for final consumption, which sheds light on the true impact of economies. By relating global supply chains to final demand for resources, the indicator is a good proxy for the average material standard of living in a country. It indicates that the level of development and well-being in wealthy industrial countries has been achieved largely through highly resource-intensive patterns of consumption and production, which are not sustainable, even less replicable to other parts of the world.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/resources/report/global-material-flows-and-resource-productivity-assessment-report-unep
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3554-3
dc.identifier.otherDTI/1974/PA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/21557
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number200 pages
dc.relation.ispartofIRP Reports
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectsustainable consumption
dc.subjectresource conservation
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectEgypt
dc.subjectFrance
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjectHonduras
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectIndonesia
dc.subjectJapan
dc.subjectMexico
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectPakistan
dc.subjectPoland
dc.subjectRussian federation
dc.subjectSaudi Arabia
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectViet Nam
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.titleGlobal Material Flows and Resource Productivity: Assessment Report for the UNEP International Resource Panelen
dc.typeTechnical report
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wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000046

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