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 …

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

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 …

The notion of green growth has emerged as a dominant policy response to climate change
and ecological breakdown. Green growth theory asserts that continued economic expansion …

There are two sides to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which appear at risk of
contradiction. One calls for humanity to achieve “harmony with nature” and to protect the …

The area used for mineral extraction is a key indicator for understanding and mitigating the
environmental impacts caused by the extractive sector. To date, worldwide data products on …

Improving resource efficiency and environmental quality is one of the top priorities for both
advanced and emerging economies. Climate vulnerability instigates in building and …

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 …

Improved environmental quality and resource efficiency are essential policy plans for
emerging economies. The vulnerability to climatic adversities initiates the need to construct …

Assessing progress towards environmental sustainability requires a robust and systematic
knowledge base. Economy-wide material flow accounting (ew-MFA) is an established …