RESOURCE SECURITY AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF THREE BILLION NEW GLOBAL CONSUMERS

RESOURCE SECURITY AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF THREE BILLION NEW GLOBAL CONSUMERS

22 June, 14:45–16:00


Rapid growth in the middle class and the provision of everything it needs – infrastructure, energy, transport, water, food – will serve as the locomotive for economic development over the next several decades. Is the global economy ready to support this process? Which regions will find themselves in the epicentre? Which industries will face the greatest burden and how should they prepare for this? What needs to be done to ensure a high level of efficiency in resource management?









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Key moments

We have major efforts going toward the usage of alternative energy, to replace oil and traditional energy types.
Dr. Jun Ma
Don't change the rules on us when we are in, don't change the taxes, don't change the royalty. Because when we do our models for future investments, we want to know [about changes] before we put our capital in. When you put your capital in, you want to [be able to] predict commodity prices.
Ivan Glasenberg