Assessing Global Resource Use: A System Approach to Resource Efficiency and Pollution Reduction

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationInternational Resource Panel
dc.contributor.otherBringezu, Stefan
dc.contributor.otherRamaswami, Anu
dc.contributor.otherSchandl, Heinz
dc.contributor.otherO’Brien, Meghan
dc.contributor.otherPelton, Rylie
dc.contributor.otherAcquatella, Jean
dc.contributor.otherAyuk, Elias
dc.contributor.otherChiu, Anthony Shun Fung
dc.contributor.otherFlanegin, Robert
dc.contributor.otherFry, Jacob
dc.contributor.otherGiljum, Stefan
dc.contributor.otherHashimoto, Seiji
dc.contributor.otherHellweg, Stefanie
dc.contributor.otherHosking, Karin
dc.contributor.otherHu, Yuanchao
dc.contributor.otherLenzen, Manfred
dc.contributor.otherLieber, Mirko
dc.contributor.otherLutter, Stephan
dc.contributor.otherMiatto, Alessio
dc.contributor.otherSingh Nagpure, Ajay
dc.contributor.otherObersteiner, Michael
dc.contributor.othervan Oers, Lauran
dc.contributor.otherPfister, Stephan
dc.contributor.otherPichler, Peter-Paul
dc.contributor.otherRussell, Armistead
dc.contributor.otherSpini, Lucilla
dc.contributor.otherTanikawa, Hiroki
dc.contributor.othervan der Voet, Ester
dc.contributor.otherWeisz, Helga
dc.contributor.otherWest, James
dc.contributor.otherWiijkman, Anders
dc.contributor.otherZhu, Bing
dc.contributor.otherZivy, Romain
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-13T11:42:23Z
dc.date.available2019-02-13T11:42:23Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThis interim report evaluates the status and prospects of sustainable consumption and production to inform international environmental policy. By examining the relationship between material resource use and pollution, the document establishes that extraction and processing drive significant environmental pressures, including greenhouse gas emissions and waste. The scope encompasses global material flows from 1970 to 2017, focusing on biomass, fossil fuels, metals and non-metallic minerals. Methodologically, the analysis employs a systems approach and life-cycle perspective, utilizing a multi-country database and material footprint indicators. Key findings indicate that global resource extraction has tripled since 1970, with high-income nations maintaining disproportionately large footprints. Enhanced resource efficiency and circular economy transitions are presented as essential mechanisms for achieving sustainable development.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3677-9
dc.identifier.otherDTI/2141/PA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27432
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number104 pages
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectnatural resource
dc.subjectresource efficiency
dc.subjectresource exploitation
dc.subjectpollution control
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.titleAssessing Global Resource Use: A System Approach to Resource Efficiency and Pollution Reductionen
dc.typeTechnical report
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000037
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000045
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000046
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000050

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