Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
3 billion tons
Achieving the Paris Agreement's goals of net-zero by 2050 will require an estimated 3 billion tons of critical minerals from newer sources like Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
SOURCE: "Experts React: Decoding COP28's Impact and Outcomes" by CSIS's Joseph Majkut, Ben Cahill, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, Mathias Zacarias, Cy McGeady, and Janet M. Whittaker.
$8.7 billion
Ukraine’s agriculture sector has incurred $8.7 billion in damages to agricultural machinery, equipment, and storage facilities, as well as crops and livestock, due to the war.
SOURCE: "From the Ground Up: Demining Farmland and Improving Access to Fertilizer to Restore Ukraine’s Agricultural Production" by CSIS's Caitlin Welsh, Emma Dodd, Vitalii Dankevych, Joseph Glauber, and Antonina Broyaka.
21 percent
China has catapulted from a marginal player in Latin America and the Caribbean to a dominant force and major influence in the region, capturing 21 percent of total exports.
SOURCE: "The Outcompete World: Revisiting U.S. Economic Priorities for Competition with China in Latin America and the Caribbean" by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer.
4 percent
In 2021, there were 4 percent more people in Africa without access to electricity compared to 2019, due in part to disruptions from growing population, supply chain disruptions, and Covid-19.
SOURCE: "Natural Gas Can Deliver Energy Justice and Climate Progress in Africa" by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran and Quill Robinson.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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