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OECD Global material resources outlook to 2060: economic drivers and environmental consequences.

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This report presents global projections of materials use and their environmental consequences, providing a quantitative outlook to 2060 at the global, sectoral and regional levels for 61 different materials (biomass resources, fossil fuels, metals and non-metallic minerals).

It explains the economic drivers determining the decoupling of economic growth and materials use, and assesses how the projected shifts in sectoral and regional economic activity influence the use of different materials.

The projections include both primary and secondary materials, which provides a deeper understanding of what drives the synergies and trade-offs between extraction and recycling. The report projects a doubling of global primary materials use between today and 2060.

Population and converging per capita income growth drive the growth in materials use.

However, structural change, especially in non-OECD countries, and technology improvements partially dampen that growth.

Metals and non-metallic minerals are projected to grow more rapidly than other types of materials.

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OECD
9264307451 / 9789264307452
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
12/02/2019
France
English
212 pages
210 x 280 mm
Copy: 10%; print: 10%