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  • Environmental Science
  • Economics

Background:

  • Apparent consumption is a traditional metric for material demand.
  • Technological advancements and complex material use have reduced its effectiveness for tracking flows, recycling, and life cycle assessments of critical materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the limitations of apparent consumption metrics for critical materials.
  • To propose the development of a multi-tiered consumption database for global trade networks.
  • To address challenges in creating and maintaining such a database.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual proposal for a multi-tiered consumption database.
  • Identification of challenges: trade partner data, material complexity, database maintenance.
  • Proposed solutions: leveraging digital design, database building experience, financial sustainability strategies.

Main Results:

  • The study identifies the inadequacy of current metrics for critical material flow analysis.
  • It proposes a novel multi-tiered database approach to track materials from raw form to finished products.
  • Potential challenges and actionable solutions for database implementation are outlined.

Conclusions:

  • A multi-tiered consumption database is essential for accurate critical material flow analysis.
  • Addressing data sensitivity, material complexity, and maintenance is key to successful database development.
  • Advancements in information technology can facilitate the creation of such databases, improving understanding of societal material flows and environmental impacts.