Extractive
adjective
Relating to or involving the action of removing or taking out something.
The extractive process of mining involves separating valuable minerals from the dirt.
Often appears as...
- extractive industry
- extractive process
adjective
Being a product or substance that is obtained by extracting.
An extractive substance is like the caffeine that is derived from coffee beans.
Often appears as...
- extractive substance
- extractive material
adjective
Relating to or involving the action of removing or taking out something.
The extractive process of mining involves separating valuable minerals from the dirt.
Often appears as...
- extractive industry
- extractive process
adjective
Being a product or substance that is obtained by extracting.
An extractive substance is like the caffeine that is derived from coffee beans.
Often appears as...
- extractive substance
- extractive material
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Industry Focus
Use 'extractive' to talk about industries like mining, oil drilling, and forestry which remove resources from nature.
The oil sands are part of Canada's extractive industry.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Impact
'Extractive' can imply negative environmental effects, such as habitat destruction or pollution.
Environmental activists protest against the extractive sector's practices.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Role
The term is often associated with economic discussions about resource management and exploitation.
Countries rich in natural resources depend heavily on extractive processes.
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The COVID-19 crisis is a...
exchange for the government support reducing their carbon emissions or companies that we know have been in sectors which have overly used you know tax havens for example should commit to stop doing that or those types of business practices which have been overly extractive you know overly using
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Greening of Pittsburgh PIPE...
climate superpowers in the process how is pittsburgh bridging the gap from a history that was so reliant on extractive industries coal and steel to a present and near future with climate mitigation and resilience at the
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Ashraf Ghani: How to fix...
about denial of rights, about denial of justice, rather than provision of it. And in terms of experience of capitalism, there are two aspects that the rest of the globe experiences. First, extractive industry.
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Climate change will...
and advance human liberty globally. It is arrogance to think that technology will save us. It is ego to think that we can continue this unjust and extractive approach to living on this planet and survive.
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Ray Anderson: The...
More carpet per man-hour. Thinking it through, I realized that all those attributes must be changed to move T to the denominator. In the new industrial revolution extractive must be replaced by renewable;
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Climate Action Needs New...
that would help all of us worldwide. Because what we need is a set of leadership that is going to do the work that we need to have done, which is to move away from dirty, extractive, harmful energy
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The business logic of...
practiced it identify sin it had the following characteristics extractive taking raw materials from the earth linear take make waste powered by fossil fuel derived energy wasteful abusive and
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Great Barrier Reef PIPE...
six years later today about 33% of it is fully protected from fishing and other extractive activities and efforts are underway to deal with pollution overfishing and the consequences of
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Sustainable Logging PIPE...
of the century was entirely different it was simply an extractive industry and didn't care about wildlife they didn't care about regeneration they didn't care about ecosystems
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100 solutions to reverse...
Here's the welcome surprise. When we implement these solutions, we shift the way we do business from a system that is inherently exploitative and extractive
Video examples
The COVID-19 crisis is a...
exchange for the government support reducing their carbon emissions or companies that we know have been in sectors which have overly used you know tax havens for example should commit to stop doing that or those types of business practices which have been overly extractive you know overly using
Video examples
Greening of Pittsburgh PIPE...
climate superpowers in the process how is pittsburgh bridging the gap from a history that was so reliant on extractive industries coal and steel to a present and near future with climate mitigation and resilience at the
Video examples
Ashraf Ghani: How to fix...
about denial of rights, about denial of justice, rather than provision of it. And in terms of experience of capitalism, there are two aspects that the rest of the globe experiences. First, extractive industry.
Video examples
Climate change will...
and advance human liberty globally. It is arrogance to think that technology will save us. It is ego to think that we can continue this unjust and extractive approach to living on this planet and survive.
Video examples
Ray Anderson: The...
More carpet per man-hour. Thinking it through, I realized that all those attributes must be changed to move T to the denominator. In the new industrial revolution extractive must be replaced by renewable;
Video examples
Climate Action Needs New...
that would help all of us worldwide. Because what we need is a set of leadership that is going to do the work that we need to have done, which is to move away from dirty, extractive, harmful energy
Video examples
The business logic of...
practiced it identify sin it had the following characteristics extractive taking raw materials from the earth linear take make waste powered by fossil fuel derived energy wasteful abusive and
Video examples
Great Barrier Reef PIPE...
six years later today about 33% of it is fully protected from fishing and other extractive activities and efforts are underway to deal with pollution overfishing and the consequences of
Video examples
Sustainable Logging PIPE...
of the century was entirely different it was simply an extractive industry and didn't care about wildlife they didn't care about regeneration they didn't care about ecosystems
Video examples
100 solutions to reverse...
Here's the welcome surprise. When we implement these solutions, we shift the way we do business from a system that is inherently exploitative and extractive
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Fernando Haddad
Brazilian Politician
Lula's foreign policy goal was to turn Brazil into a sub-imperial power, with a presence in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This strategy must be understood as a reaction to his concerns that the extractive sector would threaten Brazil's industrial tissue.
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Yemi Osinbajo
Nigerian Politician
Nigeria is still grappling with the negative consequences of the use of opacity by senior members of government and their cronies between 1993 and 1998, awarding themselves juicy contracts in the extractive industry.
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David Olusoga
British Historian
My view as a historian is that the empire was an extractive, exploitative, racist and violent institution and that the history of empire is one we need to confront and come to terms with, rather than celebrate.
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Vivienne Westwood
English Designer
Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.
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Allan Savory
Zimbabwean Scientist
Agriculture is the most destructive industry that we have. More than coal mining and other extractive industries.
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Dan Barber
American Chef
Vegetables deplete soil. They're extractive. If soil has a bank account, vegetables make the largest withdrawals.
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Fernando Haddad
Brazilian Politician
Lula's foreign policy goal was to turn Brazil into a sub-imperial power, with a presence in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This strategy must be understood as a reaction to his concerns that the extractive sector would threaten Brazil's industrial tissue.
Quote examples
Yemi Osinbajo
Nigerian Politician
Nigeria is still grappling with the negative consequences of the use of opacity by senior members of government and their cronies between 1993 and 1998, awarding themselves juicy contracts in the extractive industry.
Quote examples
David Olusoga
British Historian
My view as a historian is that the empire was an extractive, exploitative, racist and violent institution and that the history of empire is one we need to confront and come to terms with, rather than celebrate.
Quote examples
Vivienne Westwood
English Designer
Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.
Quote examples
Allan Savory
Zimbabwean Scientist
Agriculture is the most destructive industry that we have. More than coal mining and other extractive industries.
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Dan Barber
American Chef
Vegetables deplete soil. They're extractive. If soil has a bank account, vegetables make the largest withdrawals.
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