Things We Have That Future Generations Won’t

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We are currently running through vital Earth resources at a rate of 1.7x what the Earth can renew. Meaning at some point, we’re going to run out of some things. Today we’re going to talk about the resources we’re burning through faster than we can replace, and what the world of the future will look like without them.

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https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/how-many-earths-or-countries-do-we-need/
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Earth Overshoot Day
2:51 - Helium
6:33 - Oil and Rare Earth Elements
11:36 - Sand and Phosphorus
16:35 - Looking to the future
23:05 - Sponsor - boot.dev