The world of plastic waste: a review

PGCNT Pilapitiya, AS Ratnayake - Cleaner Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
People discover various materials from time to time that break the boundaries of traditional
materials. Plastic is a revolutionized material, and is referred to as “a material with 1,000 …

[HTML][HTML] Major metals demand, supply, and environmental impacts to 2100: A critical review

T Watari, K Nansai, K Nakajima - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable metal supply requires well-coordinated strategy and policy packages based on
a sound scientific understanding of anticipated long-term demand, supply, and associated …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective life cycle assessment of European cement production

M Georgiades, IH Shah, B Steubing… - Resources …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Various measures can be employed to decarbonise cement production, including clinker
substitution, alternative fuels, kiln improvements, and carbon capture and storage. In this …

Structural material demand and associated embodied carbon emissions of the United States building stock: 2020–2100

JH Arehart, F Pomponi, B D'Amico… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This study uses material flow analysis to estimate the material stocks and flows and
associated upfront embodied carbon emissions for gravity building structural systems in the …

Do environmental governance, technology innovation and institutions lead to lower resource footprints: An imperative trajectory for sustainability

S Wang, J Li, A Razzaq - Resources Policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study explores the asymmetric influence of environmental governance, institutional
quality, and technological innovations on consumption-based resource footprints for the …

Future greenhouse gas emissions from metal production: gaps and opportunities towards climate goals

R Yokoi, T Watari, M Motoshita - Energy & Environmental Science, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Climate change is an urgent global challenge, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
metal production contribute to a substantial part of total emissions. Metals play an essential …

Measuring progress of China's circular economy

H Wang, H Schandl, X Wang, F Ma, Q Yue… - Resources …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
As the largest user of primary materials globally China has made a commitment to rebuild its
economy to a circular model and to enhance the efficiency of material use, which is spelled …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of urban trees in reducing land surface temperature: Evidence from china's major cities

A Guo, T He, W Yue, W **ao, J Yang, M Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Urban trees mitigate urban heat by altering evapotranspiration processes and providing
shade to their surrounding environment. Nevertheless, the impact through which three …

Projected water levels and identified future floods: A comparative analysis for Mahaweli River, Sri Lanka

N Rathnayake, U Rathnayake, I Chathuranika… - IEEE …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Rainfall-Runoff (RR) relationship is essential to the hydrological cycle. Sophisticated
hydrological models can accurately investigate RR relationships; however, they require …

[HTML][HTML] Material requirements of global electricity sector pathways to 2050 and associated greenhouse gas emissions

G Kalt, P Thunshirn, F Krausmann, H Haberl - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Transforming and expanding the electricity sector are key for climate change mitigation and
alleviation of energy poverty. Future energy systems based on renewable energy sources …