Drivers, pressures, and natural resource use trends

Schandl, Heinz; West, James; Lutter, Stephan; Lieber, Mirko; Fischer‐Kowalski, Marina; Lenzen, Manfred; Geschke, Arne; Miatto, Alessio; Tanikawa, Hiroki; Bringezu, Stefan; Schaldach, Rüdiger; Flörke, Martina; Schüngel, Jan; Hüfner, Rebecca

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“…Decoupling between environmental impacts and economic activities has been studied intensely over the last few decades and recently several literature reviews have been compiled. ,,, In the case of metal use and its associated environmental impacts, the decoupling literature is however limited. These papers study (a) aggregate material footprints (i.e., no distinguishing between individual metals and other materials); ,,− (b) the impacts of the metal sector based on monetary flows instead of physical production values; ,, (c) solely resource decoupling instead of impact decoupling; ,,,− (d) domestic material consumption instead of material footprints; ,, (e) metal ores instead of actual metal production in physical units; ,,,− ,, (f) only scope one and two emissions; (g) specific regions; ,, or a combination of these. A subset of these papers also applies structural or index decomposition analysis (IDA), but these are all subject to point (a), (b), and/or (c) ,,,− (see Supporting Information S1 for an overview of which limitations each study has).…”

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“…These papers study (a) aggregate material footprints (i.e., no distinguishing between individual metals and other materials); ,,− (b) the impacts of the metal sector based on monetary flows instead of physical production values; ,, (c) solely resource decoupling instead of impact decoupling; ,,,− (d) domestic material consumption instead of material footprints; ,, (e) metal ores instead of actual metal production in physical units; ,,,− ,, (f) only scope one and two emissions; (g) specific regions; ,, or a combination of these. A subset of these papers also applies structural or index decomposition analysis (IDA), but these are all subject to point (a), (b), and/or (c) ,,,− (see Supporting Information S1 for an overview of which limitations each study has). None of these papers study the drivers of climate change impact specifically associated with metal use on a regional and global level.…”

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Decomposition Analysis of the Carbon Footprint of Primary Metals

Rasul

Hertwich

2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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This study investigates how different technological and socioeconomic drivers have impacted the carbon footprint of primary metals. It analyzes the historical evidence from 1995 to 2018 using new metal production, energy use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission extensions made for the multiregional input–output model EXIOBASE. A combination of established input–output methods (index decomposition analysis, hypothetical extraction method, and footprint analysis) is used to dissect the drivers of the change in the upstream emissions occurring due to the production of metals demanded by other (downstream) economic activities. On a global level, GHG emissions from metal production have increased at a similar pace as the GDP but have decreased in high-income countries in the most recent 6 year period studied. This absolute decoupling in industrialized countries is mainly driven by reduced metal consumption intensity and improved energy efficiency. However, in emerging economies increasing metal consumption intensity and affluency have driven up emissions, more than offsetting any reductions due to improved energy efficiency.

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Decomposition Analysis of the Carbon Footprint of Primary Metals

Rasul

Hertwich

2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Enhancing Consumer and Planetary Well-Being by Consuming Less, Consuming Better

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Lindrud

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The urgent need to address unsustainable consumption practices has become increasingly evident. While much traditional consumer behavior research serves to stimulate consumption, the focus needs to shift towards encouraging more sustainable consumption patterns. This commentary synthesizes insights from a roundtable discussion at the 2023 Society for Consumer Psychology Conference, which comprised an exploration of novel, creative, actionable, and theoretically sound avenues for getting people to consume less, consume better. The commentary tackles three essential questions: (1) What do we mean by consuming less, consuming better? (2) Who is/are responsible for such behaviors? (3) How do we get people to consume less, consume better? In doing so, it lays out several future research directions.

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Drivers, pressures, and natural resource use trends

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Decomposition Analysis of the Carbon Footprint of Primary Metals

Decomposition Analysis of the Carbon Footprint of Primary Metals

Enhancing Consumer and Planetary Well-Being by Consuming Less, Consuming Better

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