Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Rising resource use threatens future growth, warns UN


Since the turn of the century, prices for resource - like copper - have been rising in real terms


By Mark Kinver – BBC UK

The world is set to consume three times more natural resources than current rates by the middle of the century, according to a United Nations report.
It predicts that humanity will annually use about 140 billion tonnes of fossil fuels, minerals and ores by 2050.
The authors call for resource consumption to be "decoupled" from economic growth, and producers to do "more with less".

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