According to the ipat model, technology that enhances our acquisition of minerals, fossil fuels, timber, and ocean fish

According to the ipat model, technology that enhances our acquisition of minerals, fossil fuels, timber, and ocean fish increase environmental impact.
IPAT is a model or equation which expresses that 
I (stands for Environmental impact) is the product of three factors: P (stands for population), A (is affluence) and T ( for Technology). 
IPAT can be written as  (I=PAT) or I = pxAxT