Demand for water, food, energy, land and minerals is rising substantially, making natural resources increasingly scarce and more expensive.
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The JRC 'Foresight On' Newsletters are an informative collection of ‘forward-looking’ short stories that address the need to strengthen the Commission’s evidence-informed policymaking and become better prepared for the future...
The majority of resources used today are non-renewable and are set to become increasingly scarce given rising demand and unsustainable consumption patterns. Global material extraction...
By 2040, more than 1 billion households and 11 billion smart appliances could be part of the interconnected electricity systems. The digitalization of the energy system can considerably...
Ecological deficit Since 1970, the world is in ecological deficit. At present, 1.7 Earth planets are needed to support humanity's annual demand on the ecosystem. In 2017, Earth Overshoot...