Current net zero ambitions demand raw materials beyond their reserves, aggravating geopolitical tensions and endangering a sustainable future. To address this challenge, we need to see energy and resource demand as a broader systemic issue. Andreas Budiman and Ruby Silk report. Human societies have used Earth’s materials for centuries in their quest for development. Yet never have we depleted them so quickly and carelessly. As conversations about materials bounce between wishful circularity and apocalyptic depletion, we need a working version … Continue reading Resources for net-zero: beyond the Earth’s crust