floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoGeologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldwww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down180
arrow-up1336arrow-down1external-linkGeologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldwww.earth.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 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.