To what extent is resource

extraction having a negative

impact in the UK?
Extractive industries create half of the world’s carbon emissions and
more than 80% of biodiversity loss. The increasing material weight of
the world’s economies is putting a more stress on the climate.
Resources are being used three times faster than in 1970, even
though the population has only doubled in that time. Each year, the
world consumes more than 92 billion tonnes of materials and this
figure is growing at the rate of 3.2% per year. Since 1970, extraction
of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) has increased from 6 billion tonnes to
15 billion tonnes.
On one hand, this is crucial for food, fuel and minerals. The minerals
being dug up from the planet, is being used in daily life such as fuel
for cars or heating
On the other hand, Environmentalists say a decision on whether to
allow a new open cast coal mine could be the end of coal, oil and gas
in the UK. Campaigners are fighting to stop Banks Mining from
removing three million tonnes of coal.
To conclude I think that this impacts the UK on a very strong level.
By Jenny Chalmers