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Articles by Danning Lu
Towards global nutrient justice via a circular bionutrient economy
Abstract Global nutrient flows are profoundly imbalanced. Essential nutrients are extracted, consumed and wasted unevenly across regions, leaving some areas nutrient deficient and others affected by pollution. These imbalances reflect not only biophysical inefficiencies but also structural inequalities in access to fertilizers, sanitation and waste-management infrastructure.
Realizing an equitable circular bionutrient economy in the United States
Abstract Recovering nutrients from human and livestock waste can substantially reduce synthetic fertilizer use and associated environmental pressures. Here we quantify the potential of waste-derivable nutrients to meet agricultural demand and assess spatial (mis)alignment between nutrient supply and crop needs across the USA. We find that 8.56 Tg of nitrogen (N) and 2.80 Tg of phosphorus (P), valued at US$5.71 billion, could supply 102% of N and 50% of P demands.
Bank competition and ESG performance‐evidence from Chinese listed firms
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Chinese Public Awareness, Support, and Confidence in China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal
Abstract Understanding public attitudes toward China’s carbon neutrality goal is important to inform policy-making and mobilize climate actions. This article investigates public awareness, policy support, and confidence regarding the carbon neutrality goal based on a 2022 survey of 4,162 people across China. We find high awareness, support, and confidence in achieving the goal while analyzing differences in responses by gender, age, location, education, income, occupation, and health.
Reusable Food Packaging in US and China: Closing the Loop on Plastics in Closed Environments
During the World Wildlife Fund’s Plastic Policy Summit in March in Washington D.C., I grabbed coffee in a white ceramic mug provided by the convention venue. Reusable mugs seemed unusual amid today’s prevalence of single-use cups, prompting me to reflect on how we have normalized single-use: I bought yogurt and soda in returnable bottles in Beijing; generations before us grew up with reuse. Why did we move away from it?
Igniting a Reuse Revolution in China’s War Against Plastic Waste
While exerting bans is a great strategy to reduce plastic waste, they are hard to enforce without effective alternative packaging. It is time for a reuse revolution with innovative companies, NGOs, and consumers hacking a scalable reusable food and beverage packaging system. Food takeaway has become a symbol of urban lifestyle convenience in China, but the resulting single-use plastic (SUP) waste has become a costly environmental and economic burden.
Igniting a Reuse Revolution in China’s War Against Plastic Waste
China has rapidly moved to address escalating food and beverage packaging waste, including the 2018 ban on importing plastic recyclables, the implementation of extensive urban waste sorting pilots, and the 2022 prohibition of non-biodegradable single-use plastics. But China’s plastic mountains are still growing. While exerting bans is a great strategy to reduce plastic waste, they are hard to enforce without effective alternative packaging.
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