floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoGeologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldwww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square110linkfedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down181
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkGeologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldwww.earth.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square110linkfedilink
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days ago The article notes that this includes recycling but only at the rate we have now. The original study says they assumed an annual increase of 0.53% as observed over the last 20 years.
The original study says they assumed an annual increase of 0.53% as observed over the last 20 years.