"Green Mining" Won't Prevent Ecological Damage by Global Rush for Raw Materials
The unsustainable global use of materials and energy must be radically reduced, and in an egalitarian manner.
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The unsustainable global use of materials and energy must be radically reduced, and in an egalitarian manner.
The United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Resources Outlook — the flagship report of the UN’s International Resource Panel, due to be published later this month — highlights how the consumption of natural resources globally is set to rise by 60 percent by 2060.
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The United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Resources Outlook highlights how natural resources consumption is set to rise 60% by 2060.
Extractive mining disrupts the balance of the planet’s ecosystems and is set to rise. Could urban mining or degrowth help curb unsustainable practices?