Critical metals are technologically vital to the functionality of various emerging technologies,
yet they have a potentially unstable supply. This condition calls for strategic planning based …

Abstract Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy principle
conceived for the incorporation of total product life-cycle (PLC) costs into production and …

Substantial quantities of air pollution and related health impacts are ultimately attributable to
household consumption. However, how consumption pattern affects air pollution impacts …

Affected by income level, household type, and other socioeconomic factors, carbon
inequality among households substantially differs across prefectures in Japan, thereby …

Most of the global multiregional studies have looked at material footprint (MF) of either a
nation or a region. A product-specific MF analysis, particularly when it comes to Alternative …

Many new and efficient technologies require 'critical metals' to function. These metals are
often extracted as by-product of another metal, and their future supply is therefore …

Environmentally extended input–output analysis (EEIOA) can be applied to assess the
economic and environmental implications of a transition towards a circular economy. In spite …

Cities accommodate more than half of the world's population and are responsible for most of
the global environmental footprints of carbon and resource consumption. Hence …

Global metal ore extraction tripled between 1970 and 2010 as metals are widely used in
new infrastructure and advanced technology. Meanwhile, the energy and environmental …

Economic growth is associated with a rapid rise in the use of natural resources within the
economy, and has potential environmental impacts at local and/or global scales. In today's …