China has become a major global power due to its rapid economic growth, which is being driven by resource-intensive industries but at a considerable environmental cost. This study investigates the intricate relationships that exist between China's mining regulations, resource utilization, and...

Chapter 1. Sustainable Energy and Environmental Sustainability in an Economics and Policy Prospective -- Section I: Economics and Policy of Sustainable Energy -- Chapter 2. Renewable Energy Policy Responses to Observed Impact of Climate Change: Evidence from DPSIR Framework -- Chapter 3. Energy...

As global temperatures keep increasing and the amount of Co2 equivalent stuff in the atmosphere is at record level, the key links between GDP growth, energy consumption expansion and greenhouse gases emission increases must be more researched, although economic growth and ecological capital has...

Across the globe climate policy is shifting away from a carbon price towards investment subsidies, such as grants, interest-subsidised loans or guarantees. This increases the risk of inefficient public spending. This paper shows how the main market imperfections related to the emission...

Plastics are an important material in the economy but present a challenge for waste management, resource efficiency and the environment. Low rates of recycling and high rates of environmental leakage represent key sustainability challenges for plastics as well as product designers and producers....

Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future -- Theoretical Foundations of Efficient Ecological Economic Studies -- Study on the EKC Characteristics of Regional Industrial Pollution Emissions in an Open Economic Environment -- Analysis of the Efficiency of Forestry Production and Convergence in...