According to the #GRO24, future mineral demand scenarios for the clean energy transition project very high increases in material demand up to 2040 or 2050. Learn more here:

What is decoupling? Hint: it's like a breakup… . A central concept to the hashtag#GRO24, our experts show that it is both possible and profitable to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts and resource use. Find out how:

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No change is without challenges. To deliver on decoupling, unsustainable patterns of resource use need to be reconfigured or replaced by sustainable modes of producing and consuming that respect the capacity of the planet, meet people’s needs, and improve human dignity.

The #GRO24 shows that differences in impacts for food provisioning systems between high and low/middle-income countries is a multiplication factor of approximately 3 and 2, for climate change and land-related biodiversity impacts, respectively.

🌍 Strengthening Global Impact: 1,188 References to the IRP in 2024. We are pleased to share that between January 1 and October 31, 2024, the International Resource Panel (IRP) was referenced 1,188 times across academia, media, policymaking, and various institutions.

🌍 As we begin 2025, the International Resource Panel (IRP) reflects on the achievements of 2024 and looks forward with optimism to a year of progress and collaboration in advancing sustainable resource management

IRP at Mining INDABA . 📅 Date: Monday, 3 February .⏰ Time: 15:00-17:00 (SAST) .📍 Venue: CTICC, Cape Town (as part of the Investing in African Mining Indaba) . This pivotal event will address The Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030.

🌍 How well do you know about provisioning systems?. This concept brings together ecological, technological, institutional, and social elements that interact to transform natural resources into solutions that meet human needs.

OUT NOW: Global Resource Outlook 2024 Annex: Case Studies (Part I).This Annex presents country profiles developed by country experts, covering data on material flows and environmental impacts of resource use for a set of eight countries. Read more here:

Global material productivity (efficiency of material use) has grown at a slower rate than labor, energy and GHG productivity. #GRO24 emphasizes the need for a push towards sustainable materials management and resource productivity enhancements. More here:

Environmental impact footprints differ greatly between income country groups. For example, high-income countries cause 10 times more climate impacts through consumption than low-income countries. Learn more in the #GRO24 here:

#GRO24 recommendations to improve the Energy provisioning system include:.⚡️Decarbonizing electricity supply through the scaling up of low-resource renewable energies and increased energy efficiency.⛽️Decarbonizing fuels.Read more here:

#GRO24 recommendations to improve the Built Environment provisioning system:.🧱Assuring sustainability of new building stock.🏗️Retrofitting existing building stock.🏙️More intensive use of buildings.🏭Decarbonizing material production.Read more here:

#GRO24 recommendations to improve the Mobility provisioning system:.🚇Moving towards active mobility & public transportation.✈️Reducing carbon-intensive frequent travelling modalities.🔎Decreasing emissions intensity of transport modalities.Read more here:

#GRO24 recommendations to improve the Food & Nutrition provisioning system include:.🍽️Reducing demand of most impactful food commodities.🗑️Reducing food loss & food waste.🌾Protecting & restoring productive land.Read more here:

Today, IRP Co-Chair Teixeira will join @EmmanuelMacron and other distinguished panellists, at the @ParisPeaceForum to discuss "Closing the North-South Gap: The Paris Pact for People and the Planet and the Reform of Global Institutions". More info here:

A “provisioning system” is a set of elements that interact to transform resources to satisfy human needs. The #GRO24 focuses on four provisioning systems central to human well-being: energy, food, built environment and mobility systems. Learn more here:

The provisioning systems with the highest demand for material resource use are built environment and mobility, followed by energy and food. However, material needs show stark differences between country income groups!.Learn more in the #GRO24 here:

Today, IRP Co-Chair Izabella Teixeira will be participating in a side event of @COP16Oficial on "Listening to the science: Using the findings of IPBES and IRP as a basis to build synergies between biodiversity, climate change and resource use.".More info:

The Global Resources Outlook 2024 - Summary for Policymakers is now available in all UN languages and Japanese (with gratitude to the Ministry of the Environment, Japan for the contribution). Find the different versions of the #GRO24 SPM here: