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T1 Economics of Resource Efficiency
T2 Aspects économiques de l’utilisation rationnelle des ressources
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 International Resource Panel, 
K1 renewable resource
K1 energy efficiency
K1 sustainable consumption
K1  Energy Efficiency
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31748
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31748
NO The International Resource Panel was established in 2007 to provide independent, scientific assessment on the sustainable use of natural resources and the impacts of resource use over the full life cycle. This document synthesizes the economics of resource efficiency, outlining policy and business drivers alongside persistent internal and external barriers, then surveys modelling evidence on economy-wide impacts. Using computable general equilibrium, system-dynamics, and macro-econometric approaches, studies report gains ranging from a 0.4% global GDP increase by 2035 under enhanced energy efficiency, to 7% by 2030 and 12% by 2050 in circular scenarios, with EU analyses finding net-positive GDP from 2–2.5% annual resource-productivity growth, and international assessments projecting about 6% higher global activity by 2050 under effective policies; benefits are uneven, favoring energy importers over exporters.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026