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Janez Potočnik, European Union commissoner for green affairs, says unless habits change scarcity could see prices spike The overuse and waste of valuable natural resources is threatening to produce a fresh economic crisis, the European Union's environment chief has warned. Janez Potočnik, the EU commissioner for the environment, linked the current economic crisis gripping the eurozone with potential future crises driven by price spikes in key resources, including energy and raw materials. "It's very difficult to imagine [lifting Europe out of recession] without growth, and very difficult to imagine growth without competitiveness, and very difficult to be competitive without resource efficiency."
EU warns wasting environmental resources could spark new recession | Environment | guardian.co.uk
World Resource Consumption May Triple by 2050, UN Report Warns
A new UN report warns that humans could triple the natural resources they consume by 2050 unless economic growth is “decoupled” from current consumption rates.
Infographic Of The Day: The Metals That Enable Our Gadgets Are Vanishing | Co. Design
It’s been widely reported that we’re running out of the rare-earth elements and various other metals that make our smartphones and computers run. But rarely do you get very precise information about how dire that problem is.
L’EMPREINTE ÉCOLOGIQUE - ARTE
L’empreinte écologique et l’empreinte carbonne L’empreinte écologique évalue la pression qu’exercent sur les écosystèmes terrestres nos productions, nos consommations, et nos déchets. Pour cela elle calcule la surface dont une population a besoin pour produire ces biens matériels, et immatériels, c'est-à-dire les services.