
By 2050, low-carbon energy technologies will need 600 million tonnes of metal resources for infrastructure and wiring.

Material efficiency strategies can reduce emissions from materials and operational energy in housing by 40% in 2050 in G7 countries and up to 70% in India and China.

We must work together to create an innovation culture for resource efficiency.

By 2050, 70 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas, and 80 per cent of food globally is expected to be consumed in cities.

An estimated 33 per cent of the world’s soil is moderately to highly degraded.

Current government and industry commitments will only reduce marine plastic litter by 7% in 2040 compared to business as usual

Last century we extracted 27 times more ores and minerals, and 34 times more construction materials.

Little information is available on the amount and location of metals in landfills.