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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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By 2050, low-carbon energy technologies will need 600 million tonnes of metal resources for infrastructure and wiring.

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Agriculture is responsible for 50% of land use and 70% of water use

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Main metal-containing items for post-consumer waste are cars, electronic appliances and packaging.

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90 per cent of biodiversity loss and water stress are caused by resource extraction and processing.

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

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

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

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