Metals recycling in the United States

Twenty-two metals for which secondary recovery is important, in terms of quantity and/or value, were compared and ranked for rate and efficiency of recycling, and availability of recycled metal. In general, their recycling rates trended upward over the period 1970–1993. Iron, aluminum, copper, gold, platinum, and lead accounted for most of the value of all secondary metal produced, while iron and steel dominated in terms of quantity produced and exported. The factors most influential on recycling rates are profitability, public support, organization of infrastructure, sortability, legislative support, and scrap purity. The share of supply accounted for by secondary metals is expected to surpass that of primary metals sometime in the next decade.     

实施循环经济推动大型煤炭企业可持续发展

经济发展与环境保护之间的矛盾,一直是困扰国有大型煤炭企业发展的大问题,循环经济模式能够从根本上解决这一矛盾.本文以龙口矿业集团公司为例,论述了发展循环经济是实现煤炭企业可持续展的必由之路.     

我国海洋经济高质量发展指标体系构建及时空分析——基于海洋强国战略背景

通过对海洋强国战略背景下我国海洋经济高质量发展内涵的分析,构建评价指标体系,运用全局熵权法对2013—2019年沿海11省份指标数据进行研究。结果发现:①时间上,我国沿海省份海洋经济发展质量整体呈上升趋势,广东、上海稳定处于高水平梯度,河北、广西、海南持续处于低水平,辽宁、福建、天津略有变动。②空间上,从海洋经济平均发展质量看,长三角位列第一;但在增长率方面珠三角高于长三角,第三是环渤海海洋经济区。③影响因素上,环境保护力度、科技创新能力、对外开放规模,海洋新兴产业等有待提高和发展。最后针对我国海洋经济高质量发展,提出相应建议。     

以循环经济理念发展钢铁强市——以迁安市为例

围绕\"构建现代产业体系\",迁安市依据循环经济理念,加快转变发展方式,实现资源型城市的转型。迁安市钢铁工业发展循环经济的潜力较大,采取钢铁工业重点项目建设,工业副产品、工业固体废物、余压、余热综合利用等节能减排措施后,取得了可观的经济效益。     

Carbon emission reduction and cost–benefit of methane digester systems on hog farms in China

Three different sizes of hog farms were selected to analyze the carbon emissions reduction and the cost–benefit of three methane digester systems. The sizes of the digesters are 2,200, 2,200 and 800 m³, respectively. The sales of slaughter hogs from them are 50,000, 35,000 and 10,000 head, respectively. The carbon emissions reductions were 5,237, 4,017, and 1,334 tons, respectively. The results show that while the methane digester systems have a significant effect on carbon emissions reduction, it is difficult to operate the systems sustainably. If the carbon emissions reduction can be traded at high enough prices in the carbon offset markets, then the systems will be profitable and sustainable. Newly established China's domestic carbon offset market could provide this possibility, but more government support is needed. In addition, this study shows that scale economies make the digester adoption relatively more profitable for larger farms than smaller ones.     

中国西部成都的区域经济特征

本文介绍了西部成都的区位环境、农业经济、交通运输等状况,认为成都具有成为中国西部中心城市的可能性     

大力发展循环经济促进宁阳县可持续发展

宁阳县发展循环经济过程中所取得的初步成果,同时对当前存在的突出问题,提出了相应的对策和改进措施:制定促进循环经济发展的相关政策;构筑循环经济基本模式,推动建立生态工业园;建立循环经济发展的技术支撑体系;制定发展循环经济的长远规划;提高全民发展循环经济意识和公众参与水平.     

树立新疆资源开发中的生态经济观念

经济系统是社会发展的基础,生态系统是人类生存的根本,二者既对立又统一,处理好其中的复杂关系,是人类求生存求发展的先决条件。对于新疆这一沙漠化省区,尤为如此。     

Energy and carbon balances of wood cascade chains

In this study we analyze the energy and carbon balances of various cascade chains for recovered wood lumber. Post-recovery options include reuse as lumber, reprocessing as particleboard, pulping to form paper products, and burning for energy recovery. We compare energy and carbon balances of chains of cascaded products to the balances of products obtained from virgin wood fiber or from non-wood material. We describe and quantify several mechanisms through which cascading can affect the energy and carbon balances: direct cascade effects due to different properties and logistics of virgin and recovered materials, substitution effects due to the reduced demand for non-wood materials when wood is cascaded, and land use effects due to alternative possible land uses when less timber harvest is needed because of wood cascading. In some analyses we assume the forest is a limiting resource, and in others we include a fixed amount of forest land from which biomass can be harvested for use as material or biofuel. Energy and carbon balances take into account manufacturing processes, recovery and transportation energy, material recovery losses, and forest processes. We find that land use effects have the greatest impact on energy and carbon balances, followed by substitution effects, while direct cascade effects are relatively minor.     

环境保护利益博弈分析与实证——以长寿湖渔业养殖污染防治为例

运用博弈论和利益相关理论构建的环境保护利益博弈分析框架,剖析长寿湖渔业养殖污染中的利益相关者及其博弈。通过分析政府、企业、渔民之间的六种利益博弈形式,得出结论：在渔场的各种利益博弈中,渔民的驱利行为导致了长寿湖的“公地悲剧”;守法成本高于违法成本是环境执法不力的主要原因;对渔场企业的环境管理职能缺乏有效的激励和约束;现行的政绩考核制度导致政府部门在环境保护行为中政治利益失衡;环保政策必须与相应经济利益挂钩,用激励机制把环保内化为自觉的经济行为;合理引导环境主体的群体行为,会使环保工作更加有效开展。