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Emissions from the production of materials like metals, minerals, woods and plastics more than doubled in 1995 - 2015, accounting for almost 25% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. This is equivalent to the total GHG emissions from agriculture, forestry, and land use change combined. Yet, material efficiency receives far less attention in climate discussions. The International Resource Panel (IRP) Report, Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future – to be released on 18

The United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office in Latin America and the Caribbean has developed a series of policy briefs " Articulating social and environmental policy for post-COVID-19 recovery" which suggest policy recommendations to build back better, more sustainable, and more inclusive. The policy brief entitled " Resilient and Inclusive Circular Economy to Build Back Better and Greener" builds on the International Resource Panel's data and messages from the report " Re-defining Value – The Manufacturing Revolution" to make the

The International Resource Panel (IRP) Co-Chair Janez Potočnik and Expert Panel Member Dr. Jeff Herrick were invited by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to record a video for the 2020 Desertification and Drought Day global observance event, which is scheduled to be live online on 17 June 2020. This year, the Desertification and Drought Day focuses on changing public attitudes towards the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption. As the world

The great potential of resource-efficient strategies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) has increasingly been recognized. In this context, the International Resource Panel was invited to present the main findings from its recent report “ Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future” in the webinar co-hosted by the Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and LEDS LAC. The presentation will show that increasing material efficiency is a