{"id":14376,"date":"2023-06-20T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/the-materials-we-use-today-weigh-more-than-all-life-on-earth\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:54:29","slug":"the-materials-we-use-today-weigh-more-than-all-life-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-materials-we-use-today-weigh-more-than-all-life-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"The materials we use today weigh more than all life on Earth."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-ByR667yuh tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-H1l0apXJd2\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-BkWA6pXJO2\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-rJ7Cpp7yu3   \" ><style>.tatsu-rJ7Cpp7yu3 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 80%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-rJ7Cpp7yu3.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 50px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Since the agricultural revolution some 12,000 years ago (when we began to build cities and accumulate goods), human enterprise has continued to grow. However, our impact has exploded dramatically over the last two centuries. This explosion then turned into exponential growth, particularly since 1950.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">The technosphere bears witness to how humans are increasingly emerging as a global force comparable to the natural systems that shape the world. The transformation required to reduce our impact is therefore just as considerable. And yet, despite growing awareness, there has been a lack of concrete action to remedy humanity&#8217;s impact on the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">What is clear is that our relentless quest for ever greater material production is overwhelming our planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-rJE06Tmkun   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-materials-used-by-humans-now-weigh-more-than-all-life-on-earth-heres-four-graphs-that-reveal-our-staggering-impact-on-the-planet-206720\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Conversation (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-rJE06Tmkun .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);color: rgba(208,2,27,1) ;}.tatsu-rJE06Tmkun .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}.tatsu-rJE06Tmkun.tatsu-normal-button{margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BkWA6pXJO2.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-BkWA6pXJO2.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-BkWA6pXJO2 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkWA6pXJO2 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkWA6pXJO2 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkWA6pXJO2 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-ByR667yuh.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-ByR667yuh .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kelly-12530458.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-ByR667yuh .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-ByR667yuh .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0% 90px 0%;}.tatsu-ByR667yuh > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByR667yuh > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByR667yuh .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-ByR667yuh .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dimension of humanity&#8217;s influence on the planet has become increasingly apparent in recent years. From the alarming accumulation of plastic waste in our oceans to the expansion of urban areas, the scale of our impact is undeniable. The concept of the technosphere encompasses the vast global production of materials generated by human activities and the associated consumption of energy.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-materials-we-use-today-weigh-more-than-all-life-on-earth\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14376"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14390,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14376\/revisions\/14390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}