Decarbonisation on a finite planet
Decarbonisation is not happening in a vacuum but on a planet already replete with ecological challenges. The material-intensive requirement of low-carbon technologies means more mining, and the currently inadequate recycling capacity means more waste. Existing pressures point to an urgent need to re...
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| author | Sembiring, Margareth |
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| description | Decarbonisation is not happening in a vacuum but on a planet already replete with ecological challenges. The material-intensive requirement of low-carbon technologies means more mining, and the currently inadequate recycling capacity means more waste. Existing pressures point to an urgent need to reduce consumption to avert climate and ecological crises. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1449842023-03-05T17:15:25Z Decarbonisation on a finite planet Sembiring, Margareth S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security Decarbonisation is not happening in a vacuum but on a planet already replete with ecological challenges. The material-intensive requirement of low-carbon technologies means more mining, and the currently inadequate recycling capacity means more waste. Existing pressures point to an urgent need to reduce consumption to avert climate and ecological crises. Published version 2020-12-08T01:17:01Z 2020-12-08T01:17:01Z 2020 Commentary Sembiring, M. (2020). Decarbonisation on a finite planet. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 202). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144984 en RSIS Commentaries, 202-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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| title | Decarbonisation on a finite planet |
| title_full | Decarbonisation on a finite planet |
| title_fullStr | Decarbonisation on a finite planet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decarbonisation on a finite planet |
| title_short | Decarbonisation on a finite planet |
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| topic | Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security |
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