floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoGeologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldwww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1420arrow-down181
arrow-up1339arrow-down1external-linkGeologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldwww.earth.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 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.