Future greenhouse gas emissions from metal production: gaps and opportunities towards climate goals
Ryosuke Yokoi, Takuma Watari, Masaharu Motoshita
Abstract
The projected GHG emissions cannot reach the climate goal under any SSP. Further efforts on lowering per capita in-use metal stocks and GHG emission intensity of metal production and promoting recycling are the key to achieve the climate goal.
Topics & Concepts
Greenhouse gasPer capitaNatural resource economicsProduction (economics)Climate changeEnvironmental scienceEmission intensityEnvironmental protectionBusinessEconomicsEngineeringEcologyBiologySociologyMacroeconomicsExcitationDemographyPopulationElectrical engineeringExtraction and Separation ProcessesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityRecycling and Waste Management Techniques