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• You and your 27 friends consumption may kill someone.

  Research paper:
  Nansai et al. (2021), Consumption in the G20 nations causes particulate air pollution resulting in two million premature deaths annually, Nature Communications, 12, 6286.

• Energy transition may pose an ethical conundrum in which global carbon emissions are reduced at the expense of an increase in socio-environmental risks at local mining sites.

  Research paper:
  Watari et al. (2021), Sustainable energy transitions require enhanced resource governance, Journal of Cleaner Production, 312, 127698.

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• How much metal can we use in a carbon-constrained world?

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  Watari et al. (2020), Global metal use targets in line with climate goals, Environmental Science & Technology, 54(19), 12476-12483.

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• The carbon-reduction effect associated with the introduction of new aircraft is marginal, resulting in less cost-effective measures being implemented

  Research paper:
  Minami Kito (2021), Impact of aircraft lifetime change on lifecycle CO₂ emissions and costs in Japan, Ecological Economics, 188, 107104.

• Preemptively planned low-carbon recovery plans can offset the carbon footprint for recovery.

  Research paper:
  Hata et al. (2021), Embedding a low-carbon interregional supply chain into a recovery plan for future natural disasters, Journal of Cleaner Production, 315, 128160.

• Uncovering the essential conditions for achieving decarbonization through circular economy: A systematic review of 1500 scenarios in 100 studies on consumer durable products

  Research paper:
  Koide et al. (2022) Prioritising low-risk and high-potential circular economy strategies for decarbonisation: A meta-analysis on consumer-oriented product-service systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 155, 111858.

• How can modern sewage sludge processing plants better deal with mercury emissions? - a long term study of mercury behavior and polymer-based mitigation techniques on an industrial torrefaction plant

  Research paper:
  Yingchao Cheng et al (2021) Mercury emission profile for the torrefaction of sewage sludge at a full-scale plant and application of polymer sorbent. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 127186.

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• Future greenhouse gas emissions from metal production will threaten the achievement of climate goals

  Research paper:
  Yokoi et al. (2021), Future greenhouse gas emissions from metal production: gaps and opportunities towards climate goals, Energy & Environmental Science, Advance Article.