DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d40df4/living_in_a_materi)
has announced the addition of the "Living in a Material World: The
Commodity Connection" report to their offering.
At a time when the world is grappling with rising food and energy
prices and climate change, Living in a Material World provides an
insight into some of the contributing factors behind these challenges.
The emergence of new consumers in China, India, Russia and the Middle
East has added formidable competition to the natural resources that
have been taken for granted in the developed world.
Everything we consume involves the use of metals, fossil fuels or
agriculture. Our high tech 'lifestyles' depend on the secure supply of
these raw materials which we take from planet earth and use to make
our lives more comfortable, more productive or more manageable. The
effect of this increasing global demand for commodities has pushed up
prices of materials from oil and copper to corn and wheat; forcing
consumers to pay more for the many 'necessities' of life, from a loaf
of bread to electricity bills.
Since the commodity boom has unfolded, commodities have gone from
the back page of the newspaper to the front; with more and more
headlines about record food and oil prices, dire climate change
warnings, energy security and China's demand for more raw materials.
This era of high oil and food prices is no passing phase: The
supply of many key natural resources is stretched to the limit. But
what is the real cost?
Living in a Material World makes the link between raw materials
and the consumer, and shows how they are relevant to everybody,
everyday - now more so than at any time since the last oil shock
nearly three decades ago. A unique insight into this 'once in a
generation' boom, the book shows how the increasing value of
commodities is impacting on consumers and investors, in ways we are
only just beginning to understand.
Key Topics Covered:
Introduction.
- Energy.
- Agriculture.
- Climate.
- Metals.
- Traders.
For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d40df4/living_in_a_materi
Research and Markets
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