The eco guide to running out | Lucy Siegle

Copper and lithium are running out - and yes, this will affect you. But there are things we can all do"

It's hard to imagine running out of loo roll, never mind the rare minerals that power our economy and appliances. But depletion looms as we speed through the Earth's resources and climate change alters the rules.

We're reaching, or have surpassed, the peak availability of copper, lithium (essential for the electric vehicle revolution), phosphate, anchovies, artisanal coffee and even chocolate. Cause yourself peak anxiety and read Richard Heinburg's Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines.