University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, Newark, Delaware, USA.
University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Nature. 2017 Mar 15;543(7645):367-372. doi: 10.1038/nature21359.
Successful delivery of the United Nations sustainable development goals and implementation of the Paris Agreement requires technologies that utilize a wide range of minerals in vast quantities. Metal recycling and technological change will contribute to sustaining supply, but mining must continue and grow for the foreseeable future to ensure that such minerals remain available to industry. New links are needed between existing institutional frameworks to oversee responsible sourcing of minerals, trajectories for mineral exploration, environmental practices, and consumer awareness of the effects of consumption. Here we present, through analysis of a comprehensive set of data and demand forecasts, an interdisciplinary perspective on how best to ensure ecologically viable continuity of global mineral supply over the coming decades.
实现联合国可持续发展目标和执行《巴黎协定》需要利用大量各种矿物质的技术。金属回收和技术变革将有助于维持供应，但在可预见的未来，采矿必须继续和增长，以确保这些矿物质继续可供工业使用。需要在现有机构框架之间建立新的联系，以监督矿物的负责任采购、矿物勘探轨迹、环境做法以及消费者对消费影响的认识。在这里，我们通过对一整套数据和需求预测的分析，从跨学科的角度探讨了如何在未来几十年内确保全球矿物供应具有生态可行性。
