Aluminium is the world’s second most-used metal after steel and the aluminium production industry is the largest, in volume of metal produced, in non-ferrous metal industry. In this study, results of the material flows (country and global scales) related to the production and use of aluminium and energy consumption in 1980 to 2012 were separately analysed. Also, overview of the current status o...

This paper analyzes the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis to test the causality relationship between economic activity, trade openness and carbon dioxide emissions in Mexico (1971-2011). The results achieved in this research show that there are three long-run relationships between production, trade openness, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The EKC hypothesis was not ...

Middle distillate (MD) transportation fuels, including diesel and jet fuel, make up almost 30% of liquid fuel consumption in the United States. Alternative drop-in MD and biodiesel could potentially reduce dependence on crude oil and the greenhouse gas intensity of transportation. However, the water and land resource requirements of these novel fuel production technologies must be better unders...

this paper surveys economic growth and energy consumption relationship by new econometric methods in different sectors of iran. this study uses panel error correction model and panel co integration and causality tests to investigate short run and long run relationship between energy and value added growth in different sectors of iran’s economy with regards to energy price in the time period of ...

The pattern of energy consumption is affected by social, economic and cultural conditions in society.  On the other hand, energy policy has been particularly important in recent years in terms of increasing the role of energy and the environment in the economic, political and social activities of different societies. The research method is survey. The statistical sample includes 120 citizens of...

Nigeria is a dominant economic force in sub-Saharan Africa with a strong economy as well as booming oil and agricultural sectors. However, over-dependence on the production and export of oil as well as food imports has rendered the economy vulnerable to global price fluctuations. The increasing spate of fluctuations in the world price of oil affects not only the economic sector but also agricul...

Abstract This paper examines the relationship between income shocks and conflict across Nigerian states over 2000s. By matching consumption, production, commodity prices data, analysis captures two opposite channels linking agricultural price changes to conflict. Consistently with opportunity cost mechanism of conflict, increases commodities produced by households have a conflict-reducing effec...

Early adolescents’ insufficient critical engagement with (online) news demands increased application of literacy, but it remains unclear which factors increase literacy application. To provide more insights, this survey study develops and tests a model in early adolescents (12‒15 y/o, N = 492). The comprehensive looks at the relationship between consumption, knowledge media production, skills, ...