TY - JOUR
T1 - Nexus between economy-wide metal inputs and the deterioration of sustainable development goals
AU - Nansai, Keisuke
AU - Kondo, Yasushi
AU - Giurco, Damien
AU - Sussman, David
AU - Nakajima, Kenichi
AU - Kagawa, Shigemi
AU - Takayanagi, Wataru
AU - Shigetomi, Yosuke
AU - Tohno, Susumu
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Research (No. 18KT0056 ) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Environment Research & Technology Development Fund ( 1-1601, 2-1801 ) of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, Japan.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Author(s)
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - This study investigates, at the country level, the adverse effects of changes in metal inputs on the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). It also highlights the relationships between metals use and various socio-economic consequences that urgently require decoupling in order to achieve the SDGs. We performed panel data analysis to evaluate, on a national scale and over a ten-year period (2004–2013), the impact of changes in the material flows of 11 metals on 96 SDG indicators corresponding to the 17 SDGs defined by the UN. On average, an increase in the material flow of the targeted metals was found to be correlated with a deterioration in approximately 10% of the 96 indicators. Among the affected SDGs, the adverse impact of metals on SDG 3 (Health), SDG 8 (Economic Growth), and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions)was particularly noteworthy. More SDGs were negatively impacted in metal-mining countries than in metal-importing countries.
AB - This study investigates, at the country level, the adverse effects of changes in metal inputs on the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). It also highlights the relationships between metals use and various socio-economic consequences that urgently require decoupling in order to achieve the SDGs. We performed panel data analysis to evaluate, on a national scale and over a ten-year period (2004–2013), the impact of changes in the material flows of 11 metals on 96 SDG indicators corresponding to the 17 SDGs defined by the UN. On average, an increase in the material flow of the targeted metals was found to be correlated with a deterioration in approximately 10% of the 96 indicators. Among the affected SDGs, the adverse impact of metals on SDG 3 (Health), SDG 8 (Economic Growth), and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions)was particularly noteworthy. More SDGs were negatively impacted in metal-mining countries than in metal-importing countries.
KW - International trade
KW - Material flow
KW - Mining
KW - Scarce metals
KW - Social impact
KW - Sustainable development
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.017
DO - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066269440
VL - 149
SP - 12
EP - 19
JO - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
JF - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
SN - 0921-3449
ER -