A crucial component of concrete, sand is vital to the global construction industry, writes Nick Meynen. China alone is importing a billion tonnes of sand a year, and its increasing scarcity is leading to large scale illegal mining and deadly conflicts. With ever more sand fetched from riverbeds, shorelines and sandbanks, roads and bridges are being undermined and beaches eroded. And the world's sand wars are only set to worsen.
… Netherlands, 90% of all demolition waste is recycled. Even poorer countries like Vietnam …
This year's prestigious Leontief Prize for economics has been awarded to Professors James Boyce and Joan Martinez-Alier for their ground-breaking theoretical and applied work integrating ecological, developmental, and justice-oriented approaches into the field of economics. They are worthy winners, says NICK MEYNEN
… extraction frontiers because energy is not recycled and materials are recycled only in part. "The economy is not …
The concept of green economic growth has gained political acceptance. But a new study shows this policy choice has little or no scientific basis.
'Green growth' is not enough Nick Meynen | 12th July 2019 News Green Growth Growing The Economy Sustainability Thought Leaders logging_forest_in_new_south_wales.jpeg The concept of green economic …