A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018

WF Lamb, T Wiedmann, J Pongratz… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be traced to five economic sectors: energy,
industry, buildings, transport and AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses). In this …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the evidence on decoupling of GDP, resource use and GHG emissions, part II: synthesizing the insights

H Haberl, D Wiedenhofer, D Virág, G Kalt… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Strategies toward ambitious climate targets usually rely on the concept of'decoupling'; that is,
they aim at promoting economic growth while reducing the use of natural resources and …

[BOOK][B] The economics of biodiversity

P Dasgupta - 2024 - books.google.com
We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

Investigating the asymmetric linkages between infrastructure development, green innovation, and consumption-based material footprint: Novel empirical estimations …

A Razzaq, T Ajaz, JC Li, M Irfan, W Suksatan - Resources Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The role of a reliable resource consumption measurement is essential for devising a
relevant climate policy. The consumption-based material footprint is trade-adjusted domestic …

Environmental and social footprints of international trade

T Wiedmann, M Lenzen - Nature geoscience, 2018 - nature.com
Globalization has led to an increasing geospatial separation of production and consumption,
and, as a consequence, to an unprecedented displacement of environmental and social …

The Sustainable Development Goals prioritize economic growth over sustainable resource use: a critical reflection on the SDGs from a socio-ecological perspective

N Eisenmenger, M Pichler, N Krenmayr, D Noll… - Sustainability …, 2020 - Springer
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015, succeeding the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While the MDGs focused on improving well-being …

Emissions Trends and Drivers (Chapter 2)

S Dhakal, JC Minx, F Toth, A Abdel-Aziz… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …

Inclusive infrastructure development, green innovation, and sustainable resource management: evidence from China's trade-adjusted material footprints

A Razzaq, A Sharif, I Ozturk, M Skare - Resources policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Depleting scarce resources and environmental deterioration are critical issues to address in
the contemporary world. Particularly, China has shown exponential growth in infrastructure …

Contributions of sociometabolic research to sustainability science

H Haberl, D Wiedenhofer, S Pauliuk… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Recent high-level agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable
Development Goals aim at mitigating climate change, ecological degradation and …

Is decoupling embodied carbon emissions from economic output in Sino-US trade possible?

Q Wang, X Han - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021 - Elsevier
Trade boosts economic growth, but it increases carbon emissions embodied in trade. To
achieve economic growth through trade without increasing carbon emissions, it is essential …