Jim | Entwining · @entwininglife
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Healing our means not just cutting carbon emissions, although it certainly means that. We also have to address , , and writ large. This will mean changing some of the ways we live, often for the better.

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j

#Pollution #SpeciesExtinction #resourceuse #Environment

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Jussi T Eronen · @Jussi_T_Eronen
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East-West battleground will shift to metals

"The global trade war will shift from fossil fuels to metals and raw materials. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlighted the risk of relying on autocratic states for energy. Even if Europe’s gas crisis eases, Western manufacturers’ focus will switch to reducing China’s dominance in materials key to a cleaner economy."

reuters.com/breakingviews/east

#Europe #Politics #Energy #rareearth #GreenTransition #minerals #resourceuse

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Jussi T Eronen · @Jussi_T_Eronen
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We are running out of metals with current use-trend in the well-off part of the world.

"highest 20% of the population accounted for 60–75% of the world's total metal stock, while the lowest 20% accounted for only about 1%."

"analysis shows that the continued reduction of metal stock inequality through this growth-led pathway will put heavy pressure on the environment, with a 2-3-fold increase in global metal demand by mid-21st century."

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sciencedirect.com/science/arti

#Environment #resourceuse

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Jussi T Eronen · @Jussi_T_Eronen
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(work): I'm a . Exactly what kind of scientist isn't that important, but if we go down that road, I've been trained in , and , but nowadays I am working on and how human are using . I am drawn towards and networks, and I'm interested about the of the between , , and .

#resourceuse #humansocieties #Climate #Nature #systemicconnections #DeepRoots #complexsystemtheory #naturalresources #society #socioecologicalsystems #paleontology #ecology #Palaeobiology #scientist #Introduction

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