The UN COP26 2021 conference on climate change offers the chance for world leaders to
take action and make urgent and meaningful commitments to reducing emissions and limit …

This paper deals with the territorial dimension of a circular economy. We review the territorial
factors shaping closed-loop systems, upon which a territorial definition of a circular economy …

The low-carbon energy transition requires a widespread change in global energy
infrastructures which in turn calls for important inputs of energy and materials. While the …

Footprint calculators are efficient tools to monitor the environmental impact of private
consumption. We present the results of an analysis of data entered into an online Material …

While mineral resource extraction is a contested land-use under increased societal scrutiny,
it is tremendously important for clean energy transition and societal economic development …

Metal shortage and supply risk are two major challenges to the sustainable development of
human society. Human socioeconomic activities are significant underlying drivers of metal …

The interaction of rare earth bearing (La, Nd, Dy) aqueous solutions with calcite crystals at
ambient and hydrothermal conditions (25–220° C) results in the solvent-mediated surface …

The implementation of energy efficiency improvement actions not only yields energy and
greenhouse gas emission savings, but also leads to other multiple impacts such as air …

The challenge of moving to a carbon‐free energy economy is highlighted in the context of
technology and materials restrictions. Many technologies needed for the so‐called energy …

The interaction between rare earth element (REE)‐rich (La, Pr, Nd, Dy) aqueous solutions,
dolomite (CaMg (CO3) 2), and aragonite (CaCO3) at low temperature hydrothermal …