Decent living standards for 8.5B would require 30% of current resource use

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452292924000493

#HackerNews #DecentLivingStandards #ResourceUse #Sustainability #FutureOfLiving #GlobalPopulation

From another Prof: "Arrived at the UCL Sustainability Awards just as Andrea Sella was declared a winner for his work on energy saving at Chemistry (in absentia)" Let's see his meticulous work rolled out across #UCL @sellathechemist #ClimateAction #ResourceUse

Genomics-assisted #plantbreeding can help balance sustainable #agriculture, #environment & #foodsecurity. Its precision & efficiency allow develop resilient crops, reduce #resourceuse & safeguard #biodiversity, for a more #sustainable & secure food system: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-023-04252-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39728-3

#afluenza and the #builtenvironment: find that these #indicators to characterize #patterns of #builtstructures are about equally important for predicting #energydemand and #CO2 #emissions as #GDP and other conventional factors. The area of built-up land per capita is the most important predictor, second only to the effect of GDP.

#climatechange #ResourceUse #segregatedamerica #IPAT #equitywashing #raceandplace #philandocastile #climatejustice

Healing our #Environment means not just cutting carbon emissions, although it certainly means that. We also have to address #ResourceUse, #SpeciesExtinction, and #Pollution writ large. This will mean changing some of the ways we live, often for the better.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/24/us-electric-vehicles-lithium-consequences-research

East-West battleground will shift to metals

"The global trade war will shift from fossil fuels to metals and raw materials. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlighted the risk of relying on autocratic states for energy. Even if Europe’s gas crisis eases, Western manufacturers’ focus will switch to reducing China’s dominance in materials key to a cleaner economy."

#ResourceUse #Minerals #GreenTransition #RareEarth #Energy #politics #Europe

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/east-west-battleground-will-shift-metals-2022-12-23/

We are running out of metals with current use-trend in the well-off part of the world.

"highest 20% of the population accounted for 60–75% of the world's total metal stock, while the lowest 20% accounted for only about 1%."

"analysis shows that the continued reduction of metal stock inequality through this growth-led pathway will put heavy pressure on the environment, with a 2-3-fold increase in global metal demand by mid-21st century."
#ResourceUse #Environment
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030142072030996X

#Introduction (work): I'm a #scientist. Exactly what kind of scientist isn't that important, but if we go down that road, I've been trained in #palaeobiology, #ecology and #paleontology, but nowadays I am working on #SocioEcologicalSystems and how human #society are using #NaturalResources. I am drawn towards #ComplexSystemTheory and networks, and I'm interested about the #DeepRoots of the #SystemicConnections between #nature, #climate, #HumanSocieties and #ResourceUse.

> .. work done by #LucasChancel of the World Inequality Lab shows that per capita emissions from low- and middle-income groups in rich countries declined between 1990 and 2019. Since #emissions are a reasonable proxy for other #ResourceUse as well, the data suggests that the very rich globally, not the rest of the society even in rich countries, are to blame for #overconsumption
https://bostonreview.net/forum_response/degrowth-is-a-distraction/
#JayatiGhosh #GDP