In the absence of regulation (e.g., laws over property rights and the enforcement of contracts) that controls the exploitation of scarce resources, the competitive drive to exploit these limited resources would result in their rapid depletion and, consequently, lead to a growth path that is unsustainable.
Birol says we need a "global energy revolution" to avoid an oil crunch, including (disastrously for the environment) a massive global drive to exploit unconventional oils, such as the Canadian tar sands.
But he believes environmental concerns are being brushed aside in the drive to exploit natural resources.
The security sweeps have emptied many districts which sit above valuable mining lands, prompting human-rights activists to complain that the displacement of 100,000 villagers in Chhattisgarh has aided the state's drive to exploit its mineral wealth.
It rejected 90% of these, then turned its attention to 10,000 projects that had already been given licences, finding that 92% were failing in some way to comply with their conditions.Despite all the stumbles and setbacks, Colombia is getting somewhere in its drive to exploit its mineral reserves.
Financial opportunity also drives innovators to exploit the solar field.
It was designed as a drive by wire system to exploit the high degree of technology that we were demonstrating in the concept including Hyundai's 3rd Generation FCEV Fuel Cell Electric Vehiclee).
These endeavours have been driven by the need to exploit the unique chemical and physical properties associated with CNMs (e.g. strength [6, 7]), as well as the desire to develop synthetic strategies that are cost-effective and non-destructive to the environment [8 10].
When they inevitably reform for a comeback tour in later years, they must hope their ranks don't include a member apparently driven to exploit their history and legacy at all costs.
