![]() ![]() Even the extraction and production of renewable resources often involve extensive use of energy, materials, chemicals and in some cases water and all this translates into pollution. Extraction and processing of non-regenerative raw materials are often energy intensive activities involving large scale interventions in ecosystems and the water balance and result in air, soil and water pollution. The way we use resources provokes often irreversible ecological change. Environmental consequences across the entire supply chain These resources also serve as emission sinks, waste dumps, and as indispensable production factors for farming and forestry.īut unfortunately – and inevitably – resource use across the entire supply chain generates environmental pollution plus worldwide resource use is growing steadily. Apart from abiotic and biotic raw materials, we use water, soil, air, biodiversity and land as habitats and for recreational purposes and for energy we use wind power, solar power and tidal flows. The high standard of living that we enjoy here in Germany depends entirely on the availability of natural resources. ![]()
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