2 Apr 2018

Metal footprint linked to economy

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The annual quantity of metal being used by humans has been on the rise. A new analysis of 43 major economies
reveals the extent to which year-to-year fluctuations in metal footprints have been in lockstep with countries’
economic growth and changes in investment spending.

Citation

Burke, P., 2018. Metal footprint linked to economy. Nature Geoscience, 11(4), pp.224-225.

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