If the erosion of fertile soil continues at the same rate, agricultural commodity prices will inevitably soar. If we do not take care of the forests there will be fewer CO 2 Nota sinks and therefore more air pollution.
According to the World Health Organization WHO , nine out of ten people worldwide breathe air with high levels of pollutants and seven million people die each year air pollution. The future, as stated in the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development , poses a double challenge to human beings: conserving the many forms and functions of nature and creating an equitable home for people on a finite planet.
If we want to reverse this situation, we need, among other things, to:. Skip to main content. You are in Environment Overexploitation of natural resources. Share in Twitter. Share in Facebook. Whatsapp Whatsapp. What are the consequences of the overexploitation of natural resources? For Health If we do not take care of the forests there will be fewer CO 2 Nota sinks and therefore more air pollution.
If we want to reverse this situation, we need, among other things, to: Conserve natural capital Restore degraded ecosystems and their services. Halt the loss of priority habitats. More concretely, it assesses the reduction potential of GHG emissions from material efficiency strategies applied in residential buildings and light duty vehicles, and reviews policies This report looks at trade flows of material resources and their environmental impacts.
It also demonstrates how both multilateral trade rules and regional trade agreements can be used proactively to advance the circular and greener economy and minimize the environmental impacts associated with This document provides policy recommendations extracted from IRP research over the past 10 years to drive a resource smart recovery from the COVID pandemic, generating socio-economic value while safeguarding the environment.
Land restoration has tremendous potential to help the world limit climate change and achieve its aims for sustainable development. Through a combination of resource efficiency, climate mitigation, carbon removal, and biodiversity protection policies, this report finds that it is feasible and possible to grow economies, increase well-being and remain within planetary boundaries.
The mining sector, if carefully managed, presents enormous opportunities for advancing sustainable development particularly in low-income countries, the International Resource Panel says in its latest report. The full report, Summary for Policymakers, and factsheets are now available for download.
Re-thinking how we manufacture industrial products and deal with them at the end of their useful life could provide breakthrough environmental, social and economic benefits.
Adopting value-retention processes is a win-win situation for governments, industry and customers. Governments would have We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shift future urbanization on to a more environmentally sustainable and socially just path. The Weight of Cities suggests a new approach to focus on low-carbon, resource-efficient, inclusive cities. Better and more efficient production and use of natural resources can be one of the most cost-efficient and effective ways to reduce impacts on the environment including pollution and advance human well-being.
What happens when low-carbon electricity supply technologies are deployed alongside energy efficiency technologies? The International Resource Panel's assessment looks at the impacts and benefits for people and the environment.
This report analyzes four paths that countries could take over the next three decades, ranging from business as usual to a scenario where countries adopt both ambitious climate policies and improve resource efficiency. Growing concern about assuring affordable, equitable and environmentally sustainable access to natural resources is well founded. In this report we show global natural resource use trends and propose indicators for evidence-based policy formulation. This report explores technological possibilities and opportunities for both developing and developed countries to accelerate decoupling and reap the environmental and economic benefits of increased resource productivity.
They feed us and help our societies and economies to thrive. This report examines how to better evaluate and use the potential of land on the way to achieving land degradation neutrality. Food systems depend on natural resources. But population growth, and dietary changes due to growing wealth, are creating pressures on those resources. Transforming our food systems is required if we are to meet future demands.
To head off a looming water crisis, meet demand, and sustain growth and human wellbeing, decoupling water from economic growth is essential.
The report shows a package of policy and practical responses to aid aspirations for water sustainability. Low-carbon electricity generation could help meet demand while reducing climate change.
But new technologies could create new environmental problems. This report aids informed decision-making about energy technologies, infrastructure and optimal mix. International trade is indispensable for countries to meet demand for resources not available, accessible or affordable domestically.
This report looks at implications of rapidly rising trade flows for global resource and environmental efficiency. PDF Producer: -. PDF Version: -. Page Count: -. Preparing document for printing…. This website has limited functionality with javascript off. See additional files. ISBN : Key facts Key messages Summary Drivers and pressures Consumption is shaped by an array of complex, interrelated factors such as demographics, income and prices, technology, trade, policies and infrastructure, as well as social, cultural and psychological factors.
Related content Sort by: Publishing date Title. Figures used Archived. Average annual growth rates for passenger transport, EU, The Figure is showing average annual growth rates of different means of transport within the EU in the period between Actual yearly growth rates are of course differing from the averages used in the figure The values for Air and Sea travel only include domestic and Intra-EU transport.
Most numbers are based on estimates and data for Air and Sea are provisional estimates. Water pricing and household water use in Spain and Estonia left The graph shows the development of average prices for drinking water supply and water consumption of households in Spain. Trends in appliance energy efficiency and ownership in households, EU A time series of the available stock of three household appliances in EU27 compared to the specific energy consumption of those appliances and the total electricity consumption of households.
Households' final energy consumption per capita in EEA member countries, and The graph shows the average per capita final energy consumption of households in and , divided into electricity consumption and other energy types. Trends in heating energy consumption and energy efficiency of housing, EU Time series of the growth in floor area of housing in EU27 coupled with the energy demands for space heating per dwelling, per m2 and total.
Direct and indirect acidification emissions induced by household consumption distributed across 12 household consumption COICOP categories for a single year. Direct and indirect troposheric ozone precursor emissions induced by household consumption distributed across 12 household consumption COICOP categories for a single year.
Direct material input induced by household consumption distributed across 12 household consumption COICOP categories for a single year. GHG emissions for example holiday trips from Germany, CO2 equivalents per person and day The graph shows the GHG emissions associated with different types of example holiday trips from Germany.
Trends and outlooks in transport demand for the different modes of transport, EU, The figure shows past from and projected until values for passenger transport demand within the EU Results are presented both in absolute numbers per category values for different means of transport summing up to total annual passenger transport demand in Gpkm for the years and their respective percentage share of total passenger transport demand in Gpkm. Increasing travel resulted in increased direct emissions of CO2 from to Modes of transport with high CO2-intensity are private cars and aviation.
Changes in GHG emissions and material use caused by national consumption and contributing factors in selected EU countries This figure identifies changes in direct and indirect GHG emissions and material use caused by total national consumption in EU countries with available data for carrying out the calculations.
The various effects of 3 contributing factors to these trends are shown: real growth in consumption expenditure i. Pressures caused by national consumption include both direct and indirect pressures. Direct pressures are those released during consumption of goods and services i. Indirect pressures caused by consumption comprise all pressures released along the production chains of consumed goods. Includes goods produced domestically and imported goods.
Relative pressure intensities unit pressure per Euro of spending of household consumption categories averaged across 9 EU countries, This figure compares the environmental pressure intensity of 12 different household consumption categories as defined by COICOP nomenclature i. The pressures caused by household consumption categories include both direct and indirect pressures.
CO2 emissions caused by consumption in selected EU countries, This figure identifies direct and indirect CO2 emissions caused by total national consumption in in 14 EU countries with available data for carrying out the calculations. CO2 caused by consumption are split into three components: 1 CO2 emitted abroad during the production of imported goods for direct consumption 2 CO2 emitted induced by domestic production for the home market 3 CO2 emitted directly by households through burning of fossil fuels for cooking, heating and in private cars.
Consuming unsustainably Key message: A major reason why consumption negatively affects the environment and causes over-use of resources is because the costs to society of environmental and resource degradation are not fully reflected in the prices of goods and services.
Many goods are cheap even though they harm the environment, ecosystems or human health. SOER Resource efficiency Resource efficiency is essential if we want to decouple economic development from environmental degradation. Earth's resources are limited and their extraction generates environmental and climate impacts: using them more efficiently helps minimising these impacts. In that way, resource efficiency is one of the core elements necessary to create a more circular, greener economy in Europe as well as more sustainable production and consumption patterns.
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