Natural Resource Use in the Group of 20: Status, trends, and solutions

The collection of factsheets from the International Resource Panel (IRP), was prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of Japan and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), as a contribution to the G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue 2019 in Japan. The document is based on research completed by the IRP for the report “Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want”.

The International Resource Panel (IRP) constitutes a global scientific panel hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme that aims to provide science-based policy options on how to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation while enhancing human well-being. The Panel provides advice and connections between policymakers, industry and the community on ways to improve global and local resource management. It includes scientists, governments from both developed and developing regions, civil society, industrial and international organizations.

The data analysis and text for the G20 was prepared by Livia Cabernard, Stephan Pfister and Stefanie Hellweg from ETH Zurich, and Maria Jose Baptista (United Nations Environment Programme) with inputs from Victor Valido (United Nations Environment Programme), Yingying Lu and Heinz Schandl (CSIRO). The layout and infographics were designed by Yi-Ann Chen with support from Qinhan Zhu on figure layout.