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WHAT'S NEXT?: The world is depleting its natural resources at an alarming rate due to population growth and over consumption. Increased competition for ever-diminishing food and water resources may amplify socio-economically motivated armed conflicts and causing quests for more efficient resources on and beyond Planet Earth.

• [New] Global extraction of natural resources has tripled over the past five decades and is projected to rise another 60% by 2060 if current trends continue. ECOticias.com
• [New] Cleaner launch technologies, rigorous debris mitigation, and binding environmental standards for off world mining will decide if space resources truly help relieve pressure on Earth's ecosystems or simply export extractive habits into the sky. ECOticias.com
• [New] India commits to 1) reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 47% by 2035 from 2005 level, 2) achieve 60% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2035, and 3) create Carbon Sink of 3.5 to 4.0 billion tonnes of CO2 eq. The Energy Consortium
• [New] Extending the operating season could be a game-changer for the Canadian economy by facilitating access to Arctic natural resources, such as gold, rare earth elements and natural gas, while encouraging their domestic refining rather than simply exporting them raw. Yahoo News Canada
• [New] Turkey has unveiled a sweeping 10-year national water strategy that will shape how rivers flowing into the Middle East are managed, as Ankara moves to reduce domestic consumption while strengthening control over water resources that originate within its borders. Nordic Monitor
• [New] Burkina Faso has told West African Resources Limited it plans to raise its stake in the Kiaka gold mine to 40%, up from 15%, in a move that comes as the Australian-listed producer projects a sharp increase in output from its West African operations. Business Insider Africa
• [New] Depleted military resources after US military action in Iran means the US will require a greater supply of Chinese critical minerals to replenish its weapons. The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
• [New] Red Team Assessment: From a Russian planning perspective, the pipeline tactic retains residual value as a force-in-being threat that compels Ukrainian units to dedicate persistent ISR assets and defensive resources to fixed infrastructure, diverting capacity from other sectors. Drone Warfare
• [New] Plug'n Drive will continue to offer a cross-country EV test drive tour with an additional $1.1 million in funding from Natural Resources Canada. Mirage News
• [New] The Utah Public Service Commission has approved a new renewable energy program that will allow customers of Rocky Mountain Power in 19 Utah communities to support the development of new utility-scale clean energy resources. Utah Business
• [New] If crude remains near $100 and gold holds above $5,000, integrated oil names such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and EOG Resources are likely to remain in focus, while gold-linked names such as Newmont, Barrick Gold, and Agnico Eagle Mines could continue to benefit from defensive flows. Sesame Disk
• [New] Regionally, the fastest growth is expected in areas with high solar penetration but limited hydro resources, where the demand for evening peak support will drive massive deployments of both lithium and non-lithium technologies through the middle of the next decade. Extent Research
• [New] Although Russian forces continue to hold advantages in manpower and resources, the loss of Starlink has exposed vulnerabilities in command, coordination and battlefield awareness. Kyiv Post
• Imagine a world where businesses harness AI to identify and automate IT inefficiencies, reducing risks and freeing up resources for innovation. Coaio Limited
• The ITU will review the applications from China and other countries for satellite megaconstellations, and will need to determine how to allocate the limited orbital resources and radio frequency bands in a fair and sustainable manner. National Today
• As global demand for copper and lithium increases to meet renewable energy and electric vehicle manufacturing requirements, Argentine resources could provide strategic supply diversification for international markets. Discovery Alert
• Recent breakthroughs, most notably from Google Quantum AI, have significantly reduced the quantum resources required to break modern cryptography, compressing expected timelines for real-world risk. AppViewX
• A recent vulnerability in Google Vertex AI's Gemini serving could have allowed VPC Service Controls to be bypassed, exposing resources protected only by expected perimeter controls. TECHMANIACS.com
• Competition between nations and blocs of nations over labour, resources, markets, territories, trade routes, supply chains, and finance capital will be replaced by global coordination and rationalization of the key economic levers of every nation. Revolutionary Communists of America
• France plans to award 10 offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of around 10 gigawatts by late 2026 or early 2027. Industrial Info Resources
• Climate change could expose potentially valuable mineral resources that may spur renegotiations of the international treaties that currently govern Antarctica. Live Science

Last updated: 22 April 2026