# Environmental Impact and Sustainability

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/environmental-impact-and-sustainability-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,315,573 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental impact analysis, with a particular emphasis on carbon and water footprints, embodied energy, input-output analysis, decomposition analysis, and sustainability assessment. It explores the global trade implications, greenhouse gas emissions, and the challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in various regions. The papers also address the socioeconomic drivers of emissions and the potential impacts of industrial structure on energy consumption and CO2 emissions. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Environmental Science |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10435 |
| Works | 76,038 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Walter C. Willett](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-c-willett/)
- [Philippe Ciais](https://scholariq.org/researchers/philippe-ciais/)
- [David Tilman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-tilman/)
- [Michelle L. Bell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michelle-l-bell/)
- [Qiang Zhang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/qiang-zhang/)
- [Carl Folke](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carl-folke/)
- [Stephen R. Carpenter](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stephen-r-carpenter/)
- [Michael E. Porter](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-e-porter/)
- [C. Chen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/c-chen-2/)
- [M. Hashem Pesaran](https://scholariq.org/researchers/m-hashem-pesaran/)
- [Robert B. Jackson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-b-jackson/)
- [Tasawar Hayat](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tasawar-hayat/)

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