Research Spatiotemporal evolution of the international plastic resin trade network Plastics are the paradigmatic material of the current era.
Research Urban mining of lithium: Prospects, challenges and policy recommendations Lithium is widely regarded as a critical and strategic metal that plays an indispensable role in electric vehicles and energy storage technology.
Research Water-carbon trade-off for inter-provincial electricity transmissions in China Water-carbon trade-off for inter-provincial electricity transmissions in China
Research Characterizing three dimensional (3-D) morphology of residential buildings by landscape metrics The key attributes of landscape pattern include composition and configuration, which can be depicted by landscape/spatial metrics.
Research Regional disparities in decoupling economic growth and steel stocks: Forty years of provincial evidence in China Human-made material stocks promote the economic prosperity, while the consumption, maintenance, and operation of them have led to adverse environmental impacts.
Research Environmental Impacts of Scandium Oxide Production from Rare Earths Tailings of Bayan Obo Mine Scandium (Sc) is the most expensive rare earth element and is widely considered as one of the most critical materials for various emerging applications such as the third-generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) battery.
Research Copper-induced ripple effects by the expanding electric vehicle fleet: A crisis or an opportunity Copper is an essential element for electric vehicle (EV). Currently, little efforts have been directed toward understanding the EV-copper-resource-environment nexus.
Research Evolution of the global polyethylene waste trade system China’s import bans on solid wastes starting from 2017 have challenged theglobal trade system of plastic wastes, which remains poorly characterized.
Research Unlocking the spatial heterogeneous relationship between Per Capita GDP and nearby air quality using bivariate local indicator of spatial association Air quality has proven to be closely related to economic levels.
