为了支持大规模生产可再生能源，将需要一系列广泛的材料。建设一个 3 兆瓦的风力发电厂需要 335 吨钢、4.7 吨铜、1 200 吨混凝土、3 吨铝和 2 吨稀土元素。部署联合国资源管理工具将促进以在环境、经济和社会方面可接受的方式高效生产这些材料，同时产生极少废物。获得这种工具将使各国能够根据本国的目标管理国内的天赋自然资源。广泛采用这种工具将有助于制订普遍接受的标准，从而以协调一致、对社会负责任和具有成本效益的方式引导对资源的投资。该系统一旦获得核准，预计金融机构就会在其项目融资文件中要求予以采用。成员国已认识到，当前把这些资源作为能源或原材料加以管理的办法不会产生实现《2030 年议程》所需的系统效率。2018 年，欧洲经委会可持续能源委员会指出，要实现《2030 年议程》的各项目标，就必须高效
Supporting the production of renewable energy at scale will require a broad range of materials. Development of a 3-MW wind farm requires 335 tons of steel, 4.7 tons of copper, 1,200 tons of concrete, 3 tons of aluminium and 2 tons of rare earth elements. Deploying a United Nations resources management tool will facilitate the efficient production of those materials in an environmentally, economically and socially acceptable manner while incurring minimal waste. Having access to such a tool would enable countries to manage their national natural resources endowments in line with their objectives. Its broad adoption would create a universally accepted standard, thereby channelling investment in resources in a coherent, socially responsible and cost-effective manner. Financial institutions are anticipated to require use of the system, once approved, in their project finance documents.