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] Leading Application: Beverage is projected to dominate for versatility, cost-efficiency, habitual consumption patterns, and functional hydration use across the key sectors, holding approximately 76% share in 2026. Persistence Market Research
• [New] More than one half of all CRCs are attributable to modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, an unhealthy diet, high alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, and excess body weight, and thus potentially preventable. / USA PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Data center electricity use is projected to reach 945 TWh annually by 2030, equivalent to Japan's current consumption, with U.S. data centers expected to contribute nearly 50% of national electricity demand growth. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Data center electricity use is expected to reach 945 TWh annually by 2030, equivalent to Japan's total consumption, while U.S. demand from hyperscale facilities could contribute nearly 50% of national electricity demand growth, accelerating SMR adoption for digital infrastructure. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Coffee - especially high-quality Arabica, which accounts for nearly 70% of global coffee production - is highly vulnerable to temperature shifts, and researchers estimate that up to half of current coffee-growing regions could become unsuitable by 2050. CNS Media
• [New] Palm oil is subject to significant commodity price volatility driven by weather-related production disruptions in Indonesia and Malaysia, which together account for approximately 85% of global supply. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Biofuel applications account for approximately 15-20% of global palm oil consumption, and with both governments signaling potential mandate escalation to B40 and beyond, biofuel demand is expected to provide a durable upward pricing and volume support mechanism through the forecast period. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Brazil's soybean production is expected to exceed 160 million metric tons by 2030, reinforcing its position as the world's largest exporter. Market Data Forecast
• [New] EU deforestation regulations will likely reshape import sources, favoring sustainable production and increasing reliance on regional soybean cultivation in France, Ukraine, and Italy. Market Data Forecast
• [New] The Food and Agriculture Organization projects global meat production to increase by 14% by 2030 particularly in Asia and Latin America are intensifying demand for protein-rich animal feed. Market Data Forecast
• [New] The rapid expansion of electric vehicles is expected to have a significant impact on global road fuel consumption. Electric Cars Report
• [New] Morocco, a country facing severe water stress, plans to use green hydrogen production, and the electrolysis process to create it demands enormous quantities of water. Stanford Social Innovation Review
• [New] Tunisia, one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, plans to use 248 million cubic meters of desalinated water annually by 2050 for hydrogen production. Stanford Social Innovation Review
• [New] El Nino-linked weather problems in India and Thailand prompted FAO to forecast a 2% drop in global sugar production, pushing sugar prices to multi-year highs, underscoring how small shifts in crop supply can have outsized effects on global sugar markets. AgFunderNews
• [New] Electricity consumption for data centers worldwide is projected to grow 26% in 2026. Gartner
• [New] The series of unprecedented investment-for-access agreements with the three Northeast Asian technological powers commits them on paper to $1.4 trillion of investment by 2030 to onshore semiconductor production and related infrastructure in the United States. Institut Montaigne
• [New] Agroforestry: despite the opportunity for agroforestry to support on-farm carbon sequestration alongside ongoing agricultural production, and the availability of grant funding, uptake across the UK is low. Climate Change Committee
• [New] The decline in oil and gas production is expected to continue as oil and gas reserves in the mature North Sea basin are increasingly depleted - the NSTA project a further decline in combined oil and gas production of 93.2% by 2050. Climate Change Committee
• [New] Gartner's 40% enterprise application integration figure by end of 2026 means organizations running production agents in 2026 are establishing compounding advantages in operational efficiency, data quality and agent learning that will be difficult to replicate in 2027 from standing start. TechStoriess.com
• [New] Lithium-ion battery recycling, hydrometallurgical processing for battery-grade output production, direct recycling cathode active material recovery, and second-life battery systems before final recycling represent the highest-growth investment vectors through 2034. IMARC Group
• [New] In low-income countries, insect meal presents an opportunity for sustainable protein production, reducing dependency on imported feed and supporting local economies, in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Dominant Region: Asia Pacific is expected to dominate with an estimated 35% share in 2026, driven by high device adoption, dense production hubs, and widespread smart appliance use. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Global demand for natural flake graphite is forecast to more than double within a decade - rising from approximately 1.2 million tonnes in 2025 to nearly 3 million tonnes by 2035 - driven by the rapid expansion of electric vehicle production and battery energy storage. GlobeNewswire

Last updated: 29 June 2026