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What percentage of freshwater is available for use on the planet?
What percentage of freshwater is available for use on the planet?
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN, how many people in the world will live with absolute water scarcity by 2025?
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN, how many people in the world will live with absolute water scarcity by 2025?
At the current rate of consumption, when will the oil reserves last till, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy?
At the current rate of consumption, when will the oil reserves last till, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy?
How long will the natural gas reserves with enough gas last at the current rate of consumption?
How long will the natural gas reserves with enough gas last at the current rate of consumption?
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What is a necessary ingredient for the growth of plants in the soil and a key ingredient of fertilizers?
What is a necessary ingredient for the growth of plants in the soil and a key ingredient of fertilizers?
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What percentage of freshwater is in the form of glaciers and icecaps?
What percentage of freshwater is in the form of glaciers and icecaps?
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Which fossil fuel has the largest reserves?
Which fossil fuel has the largest reserves?
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Where do 97% of rare earth elements occur?
Where do 97% of rare earth elements occur?
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What is the estimated global population by 2030?
What is the estimated global population by 2030?
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What will drive 66% of the global economy by 2030?
What will drive 66% of the global economy by 2030?
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What will increase by 89% in developing countries by 2030?
What will increase by 89% in developing countries by 2030?
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What natural resource will face increasing demand due to technological advancement?
What natural resource will face increasing demand due to technological advancement?
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What will put pressure on minerals such as lithium, graphite, and cobalt?
What will put pressure on minerals such as lithium, graphite, and cobalt?
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What is the estimated year when the oil reserves will exhaust at the current rate of consumption?
What is the estimated year when the oil reserves will exhaust at the current rate of consumption?
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Which natural resource is necessary for the growth of plants in the soil and is a key ingredient of fertilizers?
Which natural resource is necessary for the growth of plants in the soil and is a key ingredient of fertilizers?
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What percentage of freshwater makes up the share of the water resource available on the earth?
What percentage of freshwater makes up the share of the water resource available on the earth?
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN, how many people in the world will live with absolute water scarcity by 2025?
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN, how many people in the world will live with absolute water scarcity by 2025?
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At the current rate of consumption, until which year will the natural gas reserves with enough gas last?
At the current rate of consumption, until which year will the natural gas reserves with enough gas last?
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What percentage of freshwater is in the form of glaciers and icecaps?
What percentage of freshwater is in the form of glaciers and icecaps?
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Which natural resource is estimated to be exhausted by 2060 to 2100?
Which natural resource is estimated to be exhausted by 2060 to 2100?
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What is the main reason for the strain on natural resources to increase tremendously by 2030?
What is the main reason for the strain on natural resources to increase tremendously by 2030?
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Where do 97% of rare earth elements occur?
Where do 97% of rare earth elements occur?
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What will reach 8.5 billion by 2030, driving 95% of the global population growth?
What will reach 8.5 billion by 2030, driving 95% of the global population growth?
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What will drive 66% of the global economy by 2030?
What will drive 66% of the global economy by 2030?
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What will increase by 89% in developing countries by 2030?
What will increase by 89% in developing countries by 2030?
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Which fossil fuel has the largest reserves?
Which fossil fuel has the largest reserves?
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What technological advancement has increased the demand for minerals like lithium, graphite, and cobalt?
What technological advancement has increased the demand for minerals like lithium, graphite, and cobalt?
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