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DOI | 10.1038/s41893-018-0154-5 |
Pathways for greening the supply of rare earth elements in China | |
Lee, Jason C. K.1,2; Wen, Zongguo1,2 | |
2018-10-01 | |
发表期刊 | NATURE SUSTAINABILITY |
ISSN | 2398-9629 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 1期号:10页码:598-605 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China |
英文摘要 | Rare earths are essential to a wide array of different technologies, including clean technology. However, rare earths production has a large environmental footprint, warranting a greening of the industry. We quantify environmental impacts from rare earths production in China and project pathways towards sustainability of the industry to 2025 under different scenarios for development. We show that net environmental cost-benefits in 2015 were - US$14.8 billion (net cost). This cost would increase to - US$16 billion by 2025 under a reference scenario and fall to - US$6 billion by 2025 in the most environmentally friendly scenario. The single strategy that can reduce environmental impacts the most is to tackle illegal mining. Doing so would include increased regulatory enforcement and can yield significant eco-cost savings (US$5 billion). However, it may also tighten supply of rare earths and ignite market volatility, particularly in an uncertain global trade climate. A complementary strategy of relaxing restrictions on legal production can contribute to higher eco-cost savings while concurrently meeting global demand for rare earths. |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000447322300015 |
WOS关键词 | LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY ; RESOURCES ; DEPOSITS ; POLICIES ; DEMAND ; ENERGY ; KEY |
WOS类目 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/289688 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing, Peoples R China; 2.Tsinghua Univ, Key Lab Solid Waste Management & Environm Safety, Minist Educ China, Beijing, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lee, Jason C. K.,Wen, Zongguo. Pathways for greening the supply of rare earth elements in China[J]. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,2018,1(10):598-605. |
APA | Lee, Jason C. K.,&Wen, Zongguo.(2018).Pathways for greening the supply of rare earth elements in China.NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,1(10),598-605. |
MLA | Lee, Jason C. K.,et al."Pathways for greening the supply of rare earth elements in China".NATURE SUSTAINABILITY 1.10(2018):598-605. |
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