The field of Green Chemistry has seen many scientific discoveries and inventions during the
20 years since the 12 Principles were first published. Inspired by tree diagrams that illustrate …

Globalization has led to an increasing geospatial separation of production and consumption,
and, as a consequence, to an unprecedented displacement of environmental and social …

The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on
the global agricultural system and its water resources. Many regions of the world, that are …

The water planetary boundary (PB) has attracted wide academic attention, but empirical
water footprint research that accommodates local biophysical boundaries remains scarce …

The idea of measuring humanity's footprint against planetary boundaries has attracted wide
academic attention but methods to implement the theory in sustainability accounting remain …

Trade allows regions to exchange goods and services domestically and internationally,
resulting in significant shifts in energy usage. However, what remains unclear is how these …

Abstract The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are central to
future global economic development. However, they are facing both environmental and …

Fresh water is a renewable yet limited natural resource. While abundant in some areas,
fresh water is scarce in others where its consumption in agriculture leads to negative …

Here we identified and evaluated the strengths and spatio-temporal heterogeneities in 12
main socio-economic driving factors of water footprints and inter-provincial virtual water …

The virtual water trade (VWT) has been proposed as a means of balancing national water
budgets while also saving water globally. Since humans require both sufficient quantity and …