[HTML][HTML] Sufficiency: A systematic literature review

J Jungell-Michelsson, P Heikkurinen - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The making of sustainable economies calls for sufficiency in production and consumption.
The discussion, however, lacks a shared understanding on what it means to operationalize …

Future perspectives of biomass torrefaction: Review of the current state-of-the-art and research development

JMC Ribeiro, R Godina, JCO Matias, LJR Nunes - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The growing search for alternative energy sources is not only due to the present shortage of
non-renewable energy sources, but also due to their negative environmental impacts …

[HTML][HTML] How to finance the transition to low-carbon energy in Europe?

F Polzin, M Sanders - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we use standard scenarios focussing on renewable energy, energy efficiency
and grid investments. We take stock of the literature and quantitative data on available …

The environmental impact of green consumption and sufficiency lifestyles scenarios in Europe: connecting local sustainability visions to global consequences

G Vita, JR Lundström, EG Hertwich, J Quist… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
The sustainability transformation calls for policies that consider the global consequences of
local lifestyles. We used stakeholders' visions of sustainable lifestyles across Europe to build …

Economic growth and security from the perspective of natural resource assets

M Song, Q Xie, M Shahbaz, X Yao - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural resource assets are a critical material foundation for national economic growth, and
their use has a bearing on the security of economic development and national security. As …

[HTML][HTML] Conversion of waste into sustainable construction materials: A review of recent developments and prospects

L Chen, M Yang, Z Chen, Z Xie, L Huang… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The production and use of traditional building materials contribute to environmental pollution
and natural resource depletion. Besides, disposal of agricultural, industrial, and construction …

Narratives in economics

M Roos, M Reccius - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing awareness within the economics profession of the important role narratives
play in the economy. Even though empirical approaches that try to quantify economic …

Towards circular economy—A comparative analysis of the countries of the European Union

E Mazur-Wierzbicka - Resources, 2021 - mdpi.com
There are many studies which implement and assess existing measurement manners and
document the progress of entities towards the circular economy (CE) at various levels, or …

China's pathway to a low carbon economy

W Yang, R Zhao, X Chuai, L Xiao, L Cao… - Carbon balance and …, 2019 - Springer
Climate change has emerged as one of the most important environmental issues worldwide.
As the world's biggest developing country, China is participating in combating climate …

Sufficiency and transformation–A semi-systematic literature review of notions of social change in different concepts of sufficiency

J Lage - Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sufficiency is an indispensable strategy for sustainable development that is gaining growing
attention in both the scientific and the political sphere. Nevertheless, the question of how …