Our Scans · (LF.12) Responsible Consumption and Production · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

• [New] Cultured meat represents a transformative innovation with the potential to reshape global protein production, but its success depends on interdisciplinary strategies that balance sustainability, safety, ethics, and public trust. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Production systems will expand beyond automation alone to include human-centric, adaptable, and resilient production systems. Design News
• [New] In 2026, rather than operating at the margins of manufacturing, additive manufacturing will increasingly become part of how production lines are designed, optimized, and scaled. Design News
• [New] Looking to 2035, key indicators will be production volumes of premium products (plant-based proteins, functional beverages), stringent food safety standards, and sustainability targets for water and waste. IndexBox Inc.
• [New] Green hydrogen is set to command an 88.6% share of low-carbon production by 2030, overtaking blue hydrogen. Global Hydrogen Review
• [New] Chile's financing risks are mitigated by prudent fiscal management and strong institutions, but external shocks, sectoral vulnerabilities and business interruption events, such as protests disrupting production, logistics or storage, could still trigger localized stress or higher insolvency rates. Allianz Trade Corporate
• [New] Tsai's energy war warning is already materializing: data center power demands are exploding, with global electricity consumption for data centers projected to roughly double to around 945 TWh by 2030, and AI-accelerated servers growing at 30% annually. SEMIVISION @_@
• [New] U.S. electricity consumption is forecasted to grow up to 25% by 2030, with over half of growth from data centers. Breckinridge Capital Advisors
• [New] Some multinationals are shifting production to the United States as part of their China Plus One strategies due to Chinese regulatory, competition, and statecraft risks, plus U.S. reshoring incentives, tariffs, and government pressure. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] Many multinationals implement China-Plus-One or China-Plus-Many strategies to reduce risk by maintaining production capacity in China while shifting or adding production in at least one other country. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] Overseas production in places like India and Brazil are expected to be high. Market Insights
• [New] From a supply and cost perspective, iodine is about 100 times cheaper than xenon, while global production is roughly 500 to 600 times higher, suggesting that it can comfortably meet current and projected space industry needs. Space War
• [New] Climate change should be the big story of 2026 Fossil-fuel production and use must be reduced by half by 2030. Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
• [New] JEM revealed its 2028 plans to increase its yearly production capacity from 1 GWh to 5 GWh and to export units to Africa, thereby lending a hand to India's clean energy goals. openpr
• [New] By 2030, industry experts expect lithium batteries to surpass 1 terawatt-hour of annual production capacity. paiseec-us-store
• [New] Analysts at the Russian Pollock Association forecast that production could rise another 20-25% in 2026, exceeding 100,000 MT and setting a national record. SeafoodNews
• [New] 91% of insurance organizations report they will have AI-powered claims automation deployed in production by end of 2026. Regure
• Without coordinated international action, plastic production could increase by 70% between 2020 and 2040, surpassing 700 million tonnes annually. ScienceDaily
• Transforming the global economy from one dominated by fossil fuels to one led by renewable energy will require scaling up the production and international trade of several critical raw materials. OECD
• Major pharmaceutical manufacturers are dramatically expanding U.S. production, signaling a sustained reshoring wave that could reshape the chemical supply chain and elevate the role of experienced third-party logistics providers. WSI
• Production expenses have outpaced commodity prices for two consecutive years, and farmers are not asking about gene-editing timelines - they are asking how to make 2027's numbers work. AgFunderNews
• Ingredients giant Dohler has started commercial production in Europe of SB1, a high-protein postbiotic ingredient from biomass fermentation startup Superbrewed Food that will support product launches in the US in 2026. AgFunderNews
• The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) plant will use magnetic confinement fusion, in which two forms of hydrogen are heated to extreme temperatures and fused to create helium and release energy. Nottinghamshire Live

Last updated: 09 March 2026