¶ … production and consumption of material resources is an often overlooked but very important aspect of human life on earth, as we are increasingly fighting to maintain sustainability of the global population. The capital of natural resources is being drained as economic and political factors influence the production and consumption of material resources. Developed nations have fared much better than poor undeveloped nations in terms of moving towards being able achieve sustainability. Two production habits related to material resources that can be discussed and that are important for the sustainability of the global population; are the production of vehicles for transportation and also the production of electrical appliances. These two types of material resources have great impact on the potential sustainability of the world's population. The production habit of vehicles for transportation, specifically cars is driven by a global economy that demands the production of millions of new vehicles every year. This production habit is driven by the ambition of large corporations and governments to strengthen and sustain their economy by providing customers with...

This attitude which is adopted by car owners creates the unnecessary waste of fossil fuels which are non-renewable and which also affect global sustainability. The production of electronics is another production habit that must be considered. Like the production of motor vehicles, electronic appliances such as computers create a huge of amount of waste while at the same time depleting valuable and natural resources. The production of electronic appliances is also motivated by economic factors that come into play. Businesses and corporations motivate consumers to continually upgrade and purchase new equipment. This results in the creation of what is known as "e-waste," the decomposition of e-waste releases large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, thereby impacting the sustainability of the world's population.
The consumption habits related to the above mentioned material resources are negatively affecting the sustainability of…