World Economic Forum the Next Frontier Natural Resource Targets Shaping a Competitive Circular Economy within Planetary Boundaries

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The Next Frontier: Natural Resource Targets -Shaping a Competitive Circular Economy within Planetary Boundaries. Without action, resource use will more than double from current levels to 190 billion tonnes by 2060. Decoupling prosperity from resource use must become the economic paradigm to secure a safe operating space for human activity. Smart resource use and business models that do not rely on natural resource extraction are a huge untapped field for innovation and for a new model of growth. Circular economy is a key tool in advancing advancing principles of preserving natural capital capital, optimizing capital use and minimizing natural use.