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Economic development is deeply linked to the use of metals.

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

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Material consumption by cities will grow from 40 billion tonnes in 2010 to 90 billion tonnes by 2050, more than the planet can sustainably provide.

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Producing electricity causes a quarter of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions

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The world’s richest countries consume on average 10 times as many materials as the poorest.

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More than 200 billion cubic metres of water could be saved by low-carbon energy technologies.

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80% of marine pollution originates on land.

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