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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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California’s energy efficiency policies created 1.5 million jobs in 1977-2007.

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Agriculture uses 70% of fresh water globally. Expansion of crops for biofuels would add to this.

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

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Planet will need 180 bn tonnes of material a year by 2050 if trends continue.

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Renewables cause significantly lower pollution, but have a higher demand for structural materials

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For only about a third of metals do we have any metal stock in society information at all.

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While more and more resources are extracted, the economic growth from the use of these materials doesn’t increase at the same rate.

GHG emissions, energy and labour productivity grow much faster than material productivity.