Engineering and Technology

Emission impacts of China's solid waste import ban and COVID-19 in the copper supply chain

J. Ryter, X. Fu, et al.

This study investigates how the copper supply chain responds to China's solid waste import ban and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research reveals that the ban has unintended environmental consequences, increasing CO2 emissions, while refined copper imports could mitigate this effect. Conducted by John Ryter, Xinkai Fu, Karan Bhuwalka, Richard Roth, and Elsa A. Olivetti from MIT, this analysis sheds light on complex dynamics affecting global emissions.