New resource productivity opportunities can save world up to US$3.7 trillion annually and protect future economic growth – study by International Resource Panel

Demand for water set to outstrip supply by 40 per cent, highlighting urgent need to improve how humans use the precious resource

Resource 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 ...

Greening city infrastructure can sustain economic growth while using fewer resources

Many water problems the world faces are economic, social and political and could be solved by switching to the Green Economy

2.4 billion people likely to move to urban areas globally before 2050. At least 200 new cities will be built in Asia in the next 30 years. Urban demand for resources could rise by 125 per cent without intervention

IRP report finds trade shifting burden of environmental impacts to developing economies

Appropriate management of natural resources at centre of solutions to climate change, says International Resource Panel

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