UN Calls for Urgent Rethink as Resource Use Skyrockets

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorInternational Resource Panel
dc.contributor.organizationInternational Resource Panel
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-17T06:20:40Z
dc.date.available2020-02-17T06:20:40Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionResource extraction has more than tripled since 1970, including a fivefold increase in the use of non-metallic minerals and a 45 per cent increase in fossil fuel use. By 2060, global material use could double to 190 billion tonnes (from 92 billion), while greenhouse gas emissions could increase by 43 per cent. The extraction and processing of materials, fuels and food contribute half of total global greenhouse gas emissions and over 90 per cent of biodiversity loss and water stress.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31606
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofIRP Reports
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectnatural resource
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessment
dc.subjectenvironmental health
dc.subjectwater resource
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectpolicy making
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.titleUN Calls for Urgent Rethink as Resource Use Skyrocketsen
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