WEF (World Economic Forum): ABOLITION of ownership of private VEHICLES, and not only?
… will need large supplies of critical metals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel
… One obvious route is to mine more virgin material
… this comes with its own costs and potentially unintended consequences
… Another solution commonly discussed is to recycle more
… we do not currently have enough metals in circulation
… even with recycling taken into consideration, mineral production is still forecasted to increase by nearly 500%
… The average car or van in England is driven just 4% of the time
… most already have a personal phone
… 39% of workers globally have employer-provided laptops and mobile phones
… This is not at all resource efficient
… sharing can reduce ownership of idle equipment and thus material usage
… enable a broader transition from ownership to usership
… user profiles that create a distinction for work and personal use on the same device
… needed to reduce the number of devices per person
… This is the mindset needed to redesign cities to reduce private vehicles