With an increase in the world population, the global demand for minerals is rising,
increasing energy consumption. Due to the distance of mines from urban areas, the energy …

This study investigates the international Photovoltaic Supply Chain (PVSC) from the
perspective of the recent literature on Strategic Dependencies and Technological …

Rapid socioeconomic development has caused numerous environmental impacts. Human
production and consumption activities are the underlying drivers of resource uses …

The environmental impact of traded plastic waste hinges on how it is treated. Existing
studies often use domestic or scenario-based recycling rates for imported plastic waste …

Power batteries require mineral resources such as nickel, cobalt, lithium, iron, graphite, and
manganese. However, the analysis of the key mineral criticality scores related to China's …

Researchers have long used gravity models to analyze international trade patterns, identify
export opportunities, and negotiate trade agreements. Recent research has emphasized the …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is widely used as a primary plastic packaging material in
the global socio-economic system. However, research on the metabolic characteristics of the …

Abstract Knowledge representation (KR) is vital in designing symbolic notations to represent
real-world facts and facilitate automated decision-making tasks. Knowledge graphs (KGs) …

International trade of plastic waste promotes the global plastic circular economy and
improves resource efficiency, but exacerbates the ubiquitous plastic pollution …

Pollution caused by anthropogenic chemicals contributes to interlinked planetary crises,
together with climate change and biodiversity loss. One of the key treaties adopted to …