Global Resources Outlook 2024 — Bend the trend: Pathways to a liveable planet as resource use spikes

The Global Resources Outlook shows global resource use continues to rise, driving climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Without urgent action, resource extraction could increase substantially in the coming decades, undermining progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report highlights pathways to bend the trend through sustainable consumption and production, circular economy approaches and policies that improve human well‑being while reducing material demand.

Category: publication

Month: March 2024

Publishers: International Resource Panel (IRP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Regions: global

Themes: resource efficiency, circular economy, sustainable consumption and production

Key search terms: global resource use, material consumption, sustainable consumption and production, circular economy pathways, planetary boundaries