International Trade in Resources: A Biophysical Assessment - Summary for Policy Makers

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorInternational Resource Panel
dc.contributor.organizationInternational Resource Panel
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-12T09:14:38Z
dc.date.available2020-02-12T09:14:38Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionThis particular report was prepared by the IRP’s Working Group on Environmental Impacts, with the aim to enhance knowledge on the nature, location and size of the environmental impacts of trade. It provides a comprehensive synthesis of the latest scientific evidence on the ‘‘upstream resource requirements’’ of international trade. These refer to the materials, energy, water and land used along the production chain of traded commodities, and function as a proxy for the ecological effects of trade.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31543
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number56 p.
dc.relation.ispartofIRP Reports
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjecttrade information
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectmetal
dc.subjectfossil fuel
dc.subjectnatural resource
dc.subjectinternational trade
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themeenvironmental governance
dc.subject.themeresources
dc.subject.themeresource efficiency
dc.titleInternational Trade in Resources: A Biophysical Assessment - Summary for Policy Makersen
dc.typePolicy brief

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