?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F13813%2F&rft.title=Resource+Efficiency%3A+Potential+and+Economic+Implications&rft.creator=Ekins%2C+P.&rft.creator=Hughes%2C+N.&rft.creator=Brigenzu%2C+S.&rft.creator=Arden+Clark%2C+C.&rft.creator=Fischer-Kowalski%2C+M.&rft.creator=Graedel%2C+T.&rft.creator=Hajer%2C+M.&rft.creator=Hashimoto%2C+S.&rft.creator=Hatfield-Dodds%2C+S.&rft.creator=Havlik%2C+P.&rft.creator=Hertwich%2C+E.&rft.creator=Ingram%2C+J.&rft.creator=Kruit%2C+K.&rft.creator=Miligan%2C+E.&rft.creator=Moriguchi%2C+Y.&rft.creator=Nasr%2C+N.&rft.creator=Newth%2C+D.&rft.creator=Obersteiner%2C+M.&rft.creator=Ramaswami%2C+A.&rft.creator=Schandl%2C+H.&rft.creator=Suh%2C+S.&rft.creator=Swiling%2C+M.&rft.creator=van+der+Woet%2C+E.&rft.creator=Walsh%2C+B.&rft.creator=West%2C+J.&rft.creator=Westhowk%2C+H.&rft.description=Despite+enormous+progress+in+the+past+decades+towards+improving+human+prosperity+and+well-being%2C+this+has+come+at+the+lasting+cost+of+degradation+of+the+natural+environment+and+depletion+of+natural+resources.+Meeting+the+needs+of+a+growing+and+increasingly+affluent+population%2C+will+require+natural+resource+extraction+to+increase+from+85+to+186+billion+tonnes+by+2050.+This+can+cause+irreversible+environmental+damage+and+endanger+the+capacity+of+Earth+to+continue+to+provide+resources+which+are+essential+for+human+survival+and+development.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnalysis+in+the+report+shows+that+policies+and+initiatives+to+improve+resource+efficiency+and+tackle+climate+change+can+reduce+global+resource+extraction+by+up+to+28+per+cent+while+also+boosting+the+value+of+world+economic+activity+by+1+per+cent+in+2050%2C+against+the+baseline.+Such+policy+actions+can+also+cut+global+greenhouse+gas+emissions+by+around+60+per+cent+in+2050+relative+to+2015+levels.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+report+has+been+produced+by+the+UNEP%E2%80%99s+International+Resource+Panel+in+response+to+a+request+by+leaders+of+the+G7+nations+in+the+context+of+efforts+to+promote+resource+efficiency+as+a+core+element+of+sustainable+development.+The+report+conducts+a+rigorous+survey+to+assess+and+articulate+the+prospects+and+solutions+for+resource+efficiency.+It+considers+how+more+efficient+use+of+resources+can+contribute+to+economic+growth%2C+employment+and+development%2C+at+the+same+time+as+reducing+the+world%E2%80%99s+use+of+materials%2C+energy%2C+biomass+and+water%2C+and+the+resulting+environmental+impacts.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+report+documents+many+examples+of+best+practices+for+increasing+the+resource+efficiency+of+different+sectors+from+countries+around+the+world.+The+challenge+for+policy-makers+is+to+learn+from+and+scale+up+these+good+practices%2C+and+to+conceive+and+implement+a+set+of+transformative+policies+that+will+enable+countries+to+reap+the+associated+social%2C+environmental+and+economic+benefits.+Ambitious+action+to+use+resources+in+a+more+efficient+and+sustainable+manner+can+help+place+the+world+on+the+right+track+to+meet+its+commitments+under+the+2030+Agenda+on+Sustainable+Development+and+the+Paris+Climate+Change+Agreement%2C+and+thereby+to+realise+a+more+equitable+and+sustainable+future.&rft.publisher=Report+of+the+International+Resource+Panel%2C+United+Nations+Environment+Program+(UNEP)%2C+Paris&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F13813%2F1%2F-Resource_Efficiency__Potential_and_Economic_Implications%253B_summary_for_Policy-MakersResource-Eff-irp-lr.pdf.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ekins%2C+P.%2C+Hughes%2C+N.%2C+Brigenzu%2C+S.%2C+Arden+Clark%2C+C.%2C+Fischer-Kowalski%2C+M.%2C+Graedel%2C+T.%2C+Hajer%2C+M.%2C+Hashimoto%2C+S.%2C+et+al.++(2016).++Resource+Efficiency%3A+Potential+and+Economic+Implications.++++Report+of+the+International+Resource+Panel%2C+United+Nations+Environment+Program+(UNEP)%2C+Paris++++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unep.org%2Fresourcepanel