Climate change and resource depletion

Bank run on n atural resources Early 20th century

Early 21th century

4.6 tons

10.3 tons

Resource extraction per person per year

Resource extraction per person per year

1.5 Billion people

7 Billion people

Source: Krausmann, F., et al. 2009

Lin ear s ocio-e con omi c syste m Emissions of CO 2 NH 4 N 2 0 Air pollution Extraction

Production

Distribution

Depletion of resources Erosion of top soil Destruction of ecosystems Decreasing biodiversity

Consumption

Disposal

Overshoot In population dynamics and population ecology, overshoot occurs when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity of its environment.

142 %

Impacts of climate change

Average annual temperature C+1.8 to +5.1ºC

Dry periods +7% to +30% Potential evaporation

Sea level +35 to +85 cm

Risk of flooding Climate change increases the risk of flooding the low parts of the Netherlands.

River discharges River Rhine exremely high discharges: 4 to 40 times more often Source: KNMI

Impacts of climate change

Finance Investments, Insurances

Infrastructure Energy, ICT, transport

Geopolitics Conflicts, Aid, Migration

Physical streams Water, Biodiversity

Trade Knowledge & Services, Products, Resources

NETHERLANDS WORLD

People Health, Tourism

Climate action

Working together

Climate change adaptation

Climate change mitigation

Regionally and Internationally

Get prepared for a new reality

Reduction of GHG emissions Renewable energy Sustainable mobility Sustainable industry Sustainable agriculture and horticulture

“Anybody who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.”

Kenneth Boulding