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Recycling of ‘Specialty Metals’ Key to Boom in Clean-Tech Sector from Solar and Wind Power to Fuel Cells and Energy Efficient Lighting
(2010)
Big energy and greenhouse gas savings also possible from upping recycling rates of iron and copper says new UN Environment report
Soaring Demand for Metals Calls for Rethink of Recycling Practices, Says International Resource Panel
(2013)
Raising recycling rates through product-centric approach can mitigate negative environmental impacts
Half the World to Face Severe Water Stress by 2030 unless Water Use is “Decoupled” from Economic Growth, says International Resource Panel
(2016)
Demand for water set to outstrip supply by 40 per cent, highlighting urgent need to improve how humans use the precious resource
Worldwide Extraction of Materials Triples in Four Decades, Intensifying Climate Change and Air Pollution (Global Material Flows and Resource Productivity)
(2016)
Richest countries consume on average 10 times as many materials as world’s poorest. Planet will need 180 billion tonnes of material every year by 2050 if trends continue
Smarter Use of Resources can add $2 Trillion Annually to Global Economy
(2017)
Resource efficiency can bring annual economic benefits larger than Italy's GDP. If current trends continue, annual resource use per capita will grow by over 70 per cent by mid-century. The 2050 level of resource use could ...
Scaled-Up Investments in Sustainable Cities Crucial for Resource Efficiency and Poverty Eradication
(2013)
Greening city infrastructure can sustain economic growth while using fewer resources
Better Measuring of Water Supplies and Uses Vital to Meet Global and Local Needs
(2012)
Many water problems the world faces are economic, social and political and could be solved by switching to the Green Economy
176% Rise in Metal Prices, 260% Rise in Energy Prices Marks Era of Soaring Costs as Resources Decline
(2014)
New resource productivity opportunities can save world up to US$3.7 trillion annually and protect future economic growth – study by International Resource Panel