 oil and gas production each year.
Above all, they should recognise that the resource limits and fair shares agenda is primarily global. To be sure, there is much to be done within developing countries – from pushing for equitable natural resource governance regimes, to dramatically scaling up social protection provision that can help poor people to secure their basic needs.
But given that the key demand drivers for natural resources are global, the solutions have to be too. Unless developed countries and the "global middle class" dramatically reduce their consumption levels, not enough space will be left for the world's poorest countries and people. Ensuring that doesn't happen needs to become a top priority for supporters of development.
• Alex Evans is the author of a new discussion paper on Resource scarcity, fair shares and development (pdf), published by WWF and Oxfam