Responsibility of consumers for mining capacity: decomposition analysis of scarcity-weighted metal footprints in the case of Japan

Summary: Metal-consuming countries depend on mining activity in other countries, which may impose potential pressure on sustainable metal supply. This study proposes an approach to analyze the responsibility of consuming countries for mining activities based on the decomposition analysis of scarcity...

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Main Authors:	Ryosuke Yokoi, Keisuke Nansai, Kenichi Nakajima, Takuma Watari, Masaharu Motoshita
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:	iScience
Subjects:	Earth Sciences Mining Geology Environmental Policy Materials Science Metals
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220312220