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 …
Research on the environmental impacts from the global value chain of plastics has typically focused on the disposal phase, considered most harmful to the environment and human …
We have developed a new global food emissions database (EDGAR-FOOD) estimating greenhouse gas (GHG; CO 2, CH 4, N 2 O, fluorinated gases) emissions for the years 1990 …
Background. Around two-thirds of global GHG emissions are directly and indirectly linked to household consumption, with a global average of about 6 tCO 2 eq/cap. The average per …
Sustainable development depends on decoupling economic growth from resource use. The material footprint indicator accounts for environmental pressure related to a country's final …
S Dhakal, JC Minx, F Toth, A Abdel-Aziz… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010– 2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …
Controversy exists regarding the scale of the impacts caused by fast fashion. This article aims to provide a robust basis for discussion about the geography, the scale and the …
T Vadén, V Lähde, A Majava, P Järvensivu… - Environmental science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The idea of decoupling “environmental bads” from “economic goods” has been proposed as a path towards sustainability by organizations such as the OECD and UN. Scientific …
Ecologically unequal exchange theory posits asymmetric net flows of biophysical resources from poorer to richer countries. To date, empirical evidence to support this theoretical notion …