Historically, the growth of energy consumption has fuelled human development, but this
approach is no longer socially and environmentally sustainable. Recent analyses suggest …

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 …

Increasing material efficiency, or material productivity, is essential for decoupling resource
depletion and associated environmental pressures from economic development. This paper …

Global climate change and environmental pollution force humanity to create new
sustainable growth models. Growth policy relies heavily on the pillars of sectoral …

Globalization led to an immense increase of international trade and the emergence of
complex global value chains. At the same time, global resource use and pressures on the …

Supply chains and transport corridors have a significant impact on the socio-economic and
environmental situation in the regions where the elements of the logistics infrastructure are …

Welfare States are considered key tools to provide just transitions. The hypothesis of
synergy states that Social-democratic regimes are in a better position to accomplish them …

Resource efficiency was selected as an important SDG indicator because it is closely related
to resource utilization with its environmental impacts. Considering China's massive resource …