The pathways to economic development are changing. Environmental sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy. Just like in nature, where survival hinges on adaptation, this Element shows how nations adjust to -and take advantage of-...

Among major developed countries Korea has maintained a heavily manufacturing-oriented industrial structure. Moreover its share of energy and material-intensive industries such as steel making, petrochemicals and cement is considerable. Accordingly overall energy consumption levels are inevitably...

In using the removal of Section 232 'national security' tariffs on steel and aluminium imports as a bargaining chip, the United States demands that the European Union engage in negotiations on "global steel and aluminium arrangements to restore market-oriented conditions and address carbon...