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Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels - [Factsheet]
(2009)
Biofuels have received much attention from decision-makers in government and industry, and of the wider public worldwide. As the number of publications devoted to this renewable source of energy is expanding rapidly, it ...
Assessing the environmental impacts of consumption and production: priority products and materials - Factsheet
(2010)
The assessment report identifies priorities amongst global consumption activities, industrial sectors and materials from primary industries in terms of their environmental impacts and their resource use. This can play a ...
Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Metal recycling - Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure - Factsheet
(2013)
Due to increasingly complex products metal recycling in the 21st century is becoming a more challenging business. The report of UNEP’s International Resource Panel on “Metal Recycling – Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure” ...
Assessing Global Resource Use: A System Approach to Resource Efficiency and Pollution Reduction - Factsheet
(2017)
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.
The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization - Factsheet
(2018)
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, ...
Re-defining Value – The Manufacturing Revolution: Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse in the Circular Economy - Factsheet Industry
(2018)
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 ...
Natural Resource Use in the Group of 20: Status, Trends, and Solutions - Argentina [Factsheet]
(2019)
Argentina Factsheet