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 …

The challenges of balancing industrial development, environmental and human health, and
economic growth in China and elsewhere in the world are drivers for recent resource use …

Humanity has become a dominant force in sha** the face of Earth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
An emerging question is how the overall material output of human activities compares to the …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

This paper examines the effects of environmental innovation on carbon dioxide emissions in
the EU-27 countries between 1992 and 2014. We utilize the Generalized Method of …

Universities must focus their efforts on being economically competitive without harming the
chances of being sustainable. The study of sustainable economic development (SED) of …

The size and structure of the socioeconomic metabolism are key for the planet's
sustainability. In this article, we provide a consistent assessment of the development of …

Recent high-level agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable
Development Goals aim at mitigating climate change, ecological degradation and …

The concept of a circular economy (CE) is gaining increasing attention from policy makers,
industry, and academia. There is a rapidly evolving debate on definitions, limitations, the …

Global energy transitions could fundamentally change flows of both minerals and energy
resources over time. It is, therefore, increasingly important to holistically and dynamically …