
11 million tonnes of plastic are discharged into the ocean annually.

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

Economic production happens in cities, with 80% of global GDP produced on just 2% of land surface.

Housing, mobility, food and electricity contribute most to the environmental impacts of consumption.

One third of all materials resources extracted in the world are linked to the production of traded goods.

Global use of materials will increase from 85 to 186 billion tonnes per year by 2050

Impacts on air, water, land and biodiversity occur along the whole life cycle of metals.

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.