RESOURCES
“The goods of today are the resources of tomorrow at yesterday's resource prices”
Walter R. Stahel
Completing the Picture
"While moving to renewables can address 55% of global GHG emissions, to achieve UN climate goals it is imperative to tackle the remaining 45%"
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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Responsible Consumption and Production
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“Having the right policies, infrastructure and technology in place to enable changes to our lifestyles and behaviour can result in a 40-70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050"
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Australian Context
Australia is serious about reducing our waste. To do this the Government is:
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working to meet or beat 80% recovery rate of our waste by 2030
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regulating the export of glass, plastic, tyres, paper and cardboard
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investing more than A$1 billion to turbocharge our waste and recycling industries
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supporting industry-led recycling schemes through the A$26 million National Product Stewardship Investment Fund
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halving our food waste by 2030.
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Circularity Gap Report
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Half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials, our world is only 8.6% circular.
This means that between the 'COP25 in Paris', 2015, where the Paris Agreement was formed and COP26 in Glasgow, 2021, 70% more virgin materials were extracted than what the Earth can safely replenish.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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