Global Resource Extraction Set to Surge 60% by 2060
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March 01, 2024
Wealthy nations are responsible for most of the consumption of natural resources, according to a new United Nations report.
The world could be extracting 60% more natural resources by 2060 if current trends continue, a new United Nations report finds.
The extraction of natural resources is having calamitous effects on the climate and the environment, the report states, and demand for such resources is only rising. These natural resources range from fossil fuels to the minerals and metals used in renewable energy.
“Extraction and processing of material resources… account for over 55% of greenhouse gas emissions and 40% of particulate matter health-related impacts,” says the report by the U.N. Environment Program’s International Resource Panel (IRP).
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