
13% of the global urban population lives in coastal areas.

Resource efficiency and circular economy create jobs and deliver better socio-economic and environmental outcomes than business as usual.

Rising income and urbanization are changing diets and increasing the need for agricultural land.

Renewables produce 5-6% of the GHG emissions of coal-fired plants and 8-10% of gas-fired plants.

The use of natural resources has more than tripled since 1970, and continues to grow.

We need to restore 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes by 2030 to meet global targets.

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.