floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoGeologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldwww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down182
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 · 14 days agomessage-square112linkfedilink
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 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.