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Our most recent Annex of country case studies shows how data from our Global Resources Outlook 2024 can be applied on a country-level to understand material flows and environmental impacts of resource use. While the IRP Global Resources Outlook 2024 discusses material resource use and its environmental impacts on a global and regional scale, the case studies give insights into data at a national level from France, Italy, Portugal and Sweden. The Case Study Annex II is now available on

Press Release With mineral extraction rising to 50% of annual global raw material extraction up from 31% in 1970, financing responsible mining will be critical to a successful and fair energy transition. The financial system, governance and regulation of mineral exploration and mining must be reformed to ensure greater capital flows and a clean energy transition, say the authors of a new report by the UN Environment Programme-hosted International Resource Panel. Mineral extraction has increased five-fold since 1970, and the

On the 9 th of October 2025, the IRP report on Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Minerals for Sustainable Development will be released. On that date, you will find the report here. The report will be presented on 9 th of October at the UNEP event ‘Advancing the Environment Principles of the UN Secretary General’s Panel on CETM: Dialogue on Making Mineral Value Chain Transparency Work for People and Planet’. The report examines the prospective future demand for

An article written by Saleem H. Ali in Forbes. Published Aug 18, 2025, 09:45pm EDT, updated Aug 18, 2025, 10:07pm EDT. Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong at the unveiling of his art installation "Perpetual Plastic Machine" on the banks of the Seine River in Paris on May 27, 2023, to support the Global Plastics Treaty (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The latest multilateral environmental treaty being