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What in the world happens if we run out of sand?
The UN says current sand extraction is leading to a global crisis, so what can be done to protect this vital resource?
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It’s a material world but how much can we take? New tool reveals hidden carbon hotspots
Imagine having the whole world’s physical consumption at your fingertips.
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The future of sand
This week: the world is running out of sand. The most-exploited resource after water should be recognised as a strategic material and regulated like a mineral commodity
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Neon supply lines. A rare story.
How the war in Ukraine will impact supplies of everyday electronic goods including cars, iPhones and computers.
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Neon and chip shortages
This week: the world’s leading suppliers of neon are in Ukraine, and that threatens to make the ongoing microchip shortage even worse.
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Declining fish poo changing ocean carbon balance
While commercial fishing rates have fallen, the decline in fish stocks over time is leading to unintended consequences.
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Weathering the perfect storm of container shipping on The Future, This Week
This week: COVID, climate and containers: how the world weathers the global logistics crisis.
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Cities are on the frontline of climate change – prepare or perish
More than 800 million people could be affected by coastal flooding, how are cities adapting?
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#BreakUpBigChicken on The Future, This Week
This week: we’re back and what does #BreakUpBigTech have to do with your chicken?
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Degrowth – the promising climate change strategy no politician wants to handle?
Should we focus on deep social change rather than technological solutions to climate change?
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Predicting fashion and replacing solar on The Future, This Week
This week: how COVID-19 reveals how the fashion industry predicts trends, and why the success of solar becomes a problem.
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Will there be a shake-up in global supply chains after COVID-19?
Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, neoliberal globalisation was exhibiting signs of ill health, has the pandemic accelerated these trends?