Issue Depletion of finite minerals, metals and fossil fuels
Summary
The chapter's endpoint claim: rising use of non-renewable resources ends in depletion and a shortage of critical materials whose reserves are finite, with the trend expected to peak as emerging economies keep growing and consuming more.
Classification
Main topicResources, Food & Water
Secondary topicsIndustry & Supply Chains
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon11-30 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=10;section=Megatrend 2 Resource scarcity / Energy 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=10;section=Megatrend 2 Resource scarcity / Energy 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
Constituent trends 1
- TrendMegatrend 2: resource scarcity5 signals
Directly linked signals 2
Relation types: constitutes · direct_urgent
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