The global policy debate on just transitions is concerned with how to achieve a socially just and acceptable transition toward a climate-neutral and climate-resilient global economy. At the core of this debate is the assumption that efforts to combat environmental threats will not succeed unless...

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1. Introduction; Consumption and environmental sustainability; Looking into the future: growth in consumption and its global effects; Linking local consumption to global environmental...

Different ways of participating in global value chain (GVC) result in the disparity of international-trade-induced resource and environmental costs, hence inequality between trading economies. This study delves into the trigger and mechanism towards trade-induced energy inequality. First, we...