Modelling scenarios towards a sustainable use of natural resources in Europe

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“…The model is documented in Meyer et al (2007) and Meyer et al (2008). An application of the model can be found in Giljum et al (2008).…”

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Environmental and economic effects of post-Kyoto carbon regimes: Results of simulations with the global model GINFORS

Lutz

Meyer

2009

Energy Policy

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“…In future, the expected demand in minerals by Society should enlarge, namely if the desirable paths to Human Civilization Sustainability were in fact fulfilled, generating intra-and inter-generational balanced levels of equity and prosperity (e.g. Behrens et al, 2007;Giljum et al, 2008;Krausmann et al, 2009;Mudd, 2010;Bloodworth and Gunn, 2012;Costa e Silva, 2015). Part of this growth in minerals demanding is related to the anticipated expansion of new consumers in emerging economies (≈3 billion more by ca.…”

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Towards a multi-dimensional methodology supporting a safeguarding decision on the future access to mineral resources

Mateus

Lopes

Martins³

et al. 2017

Miner Econ

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A multi-dimensional methodology is proposed to delimit areas hosting mineral resources of public importance (MRoPI). The assessment procedure considers the Level of Geological Knowledge (LGK) along with the Economic (Ec), Environmental (Ev) and Social Development and Acceptance (SDA) dimensions. Different sets of independent, but complementary and variably weighed, criteria support the appraisal of each dimension, and a final score (MRoPI r ) results from a reasonable balance between LGK and (Ec + Ev + SDA). A ranking based on MRoPI r will fall in the [1, 10] interval, as imposed by the scaling normalising factor, but only specific tracts having MRoPI r ≥ 4 display LGK values confident enough to be covered by a safeguarding decision at a given time. Adequate MRoPI r mapping can also be done, interpolating within the kriging formalism and evaluating thoroughly the modelling results until achieving the final map. The methodology application shows in addition that the combined use of LGK, Ec, Ev and SDA allows to address suitably two overlapping and coexisting, although different, issues: (1) safeguarding the future access to mineral resources and (2) planning the mineral development in the short-medium term, recognising the need of assigning specific areas to mining activities.

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“…Despite these threats, material use and waste generation have continued to grow [5,6], and projections do not predict that the trend will reverse without political influence [7][8][9]. For instance, in a modelled forecast of contemporary production against future demand and supply of different metals, it was shown that copper, zinc and nickel would become scarce within the next 40 years.…”

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Policy Mixes to Achieve Absolute Decoupling: An Ex Ante Assessment

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Abstract:One approach to reducing the environmental costs of economic activity is to design and implement policies that aim at decoupling economic activity from its environmental impacts. Such a decoupling requires an economy-wide approach to policy-making, through broad mixes of policy instruments that create the right framework conditions for decoupling, and which provide coherent and consistent signals to resource-using sectors of the economy. This article summarizes the ex ante qualitative environmental assessment of three policy mixes (over-arching, metals, and land use) developed within the DYNAMIX project, highlighting their potential impacts on raw material extraction, greenhouse gas emissions, land use, freshwater use, and biodiversity (parallel assessments addressed economic and social impacts, and governance issues). Whilst the environmental assessments largely identified positive impacts, some policies had potential for minor negative impacts. The key challenges for undertaking such an assessment are identified (including uncertainty, baseline accuracy, the differing nature and scope of policies, policy flexibility, and the challenges of implementing volume control policies). Finally, some conclusions and lessons for policy-makers are presented, to contribute to the development of future policies and improve the reliability of future environmental assessments of policy mixes.

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Modelling scenarios towards a sustainable use of natural resources in Europe

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Environmental and economic effects of post-Kyoto carbon regimes: Results of simulations with the global model GINFORS

Environmental and economic effects of post-Kyoto carbon regimes: Results of simulations with the global model GINFORS

Towards a multi-dimensional methodology supporting a safeguarding decision on the future access to mineral resources

Policy Mixes to Achieve Absolute Decoupling: An Ex Ante Assessment

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