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The International Resource Panel's scientific assessments include Decoupling, Cities, Water, Metals, Land and Soils, Food, Trade, Resource Efficiency, Green Technology and Global Materials Flows.
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Built environment and mobility stand as the leading drivers of the rising global material demand, closely followed by food and energy.

These sectors combined account for approximately 90% of global material demand.

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Globally, the top 200 recent hydropower developments (2000-2018) are estimated to have displaced between 900,000 and 2 million people (mostly in Asia),as well as giving rise to substantial land-use change since the start of the century.
 

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

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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.

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

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 More sustainable use of materials and energy would add an extra $2 trillion to the global economy by 2050

9 tons per person, per year

The average person on the globe uses 9 tons of resources each year

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Primary metal production is responsible for 7-8% of global energy use.