ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Earth Sci.
Sec. Economic Geology
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feart.2025.1436408
This article is part of the Research TopicExploration, Development, and Protection of Earth’s Resources and Environment: Methods, Techniques, Applications, Prospects, Insights, and ProblemsView all 47 articles
Driving force analysis of the consumption of copper resources in typical countries on LMDI method
Provisionally accepted
- Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China
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Copper, a crucial strategic mineral, is extensively utilized across various sectors globally.However, the drivers of copper resource consumption (CRC) vary by country, influenced by their developmental stages, population sizes, and industrial levels. Understanding these variations is essential for crafting effective strategic policies for copper resources and ensuring their sustainable global development. This study employs the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) model to analyze the CRC of eight representative countries from 1997 to 2022, revealing distinct trends between developed and developing nations. Developed countries exhibited a decreasing CRC trend, attributable primarily to the intensity effect, whereas developing countries experienced an increase, predominantly driven by economic growth. Additionally, the structural effect in developed countries acted as a constraint on CRC growth, contrasting with its initial promotional role in developing countries before it became a restraining factor. This study provides valuable insights and recommendations for the sustainable management of global copper resources.
Keywords: copper resource, Driving factor, LMDI model, Developed, developing
Received: 23 May 2024; Accepted: 21 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Liu, Wang, Liu and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Guwang Liu, Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China
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