Research Areas

Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies, Circular economy policy simulation

Publications

[1] Kong, L.; Hu, G.*; Mu, X.; Guohao, L.; Zhang, Z. The Energy Rebound Effect in Households: Evidence from Urban and Rural Areas in Beijing. APPLIED ENERGY 2023, 343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121151.

[2] Liu, A.; Hu, G.*; Wu, Y.; Guo, F. Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Pyrometallurgical and Hydrometallurgical Recovery Processes for Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: Present and Future Perspectives. CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02640-x.

[3] Chen, J.; Mu, X.; Tu, C.; Hu, G.*. Evaluation Index System for the Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility System: Chinese Beverage Paper-Based Composite Packaging Manufacturers. PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE 2023, 36 (3), 195–210. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2704.

[4] Xie, L.; Mu, X.; Hu, G.*; Tian, Z.; Li, M. How Do Information and Communication Technology and Urbanization Affect Carbon Emissions? Evidence from 42 Selected “Belt and Road Initiative” Countries. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH 2023, 30 (14), 40427–40444. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25003-3.

[5] Tu, C.; Mu, X.; Wu, Y.; Gu, Y.; Hu, G.*. Heterogenous Impacts of Components in Urban Energy Metabolism: Evidences from Gravity Model. ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 2022, 24 (8), 10089–10117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01857-4.

[6] Zhang, Z.; Hu, G.*; Mu, X.; Kong, L. From Low Carbon to Carbon Neutrality: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Status, Evolution and Development Trend. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022, 322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116087.

[7] Mu, X.; Kong, L.; Tu, C.; Chen, J.; Hu, G.*. Correlation and Synergy Analysis of Urban Economy-Energy-Environment System-A Case Study of Beijing. NATURAL RESOURCE MODELING 2022, 35 (1). https://doi.org/10.1111/nrm.12329.

[8] Tu, C.; Mu, X.; Chen, J.; Kong, L.; Zhang, Z.; Lu, Y.; Hu, G.*. Study on the Interactive Relationship between Urban Residents’ Expenditure and Energy Consumption of Production Sectors. ENERGY POLICY 2021, 157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112502.

[9] Guangwen Hu, Xianzhong Mu, Ming Xu, Shelie A. Miller. Potentials of GHG emission reductions from cold chain systems: Case studies of China and the United States. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 2019, 239, 118053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118053

[10] Guangwen Hu, Xianzhong Mu. Analysis of urban energy metabolic system: An ecological network framework and a case study for Beijing. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 2019, 210, 958-969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.088

Personal Statement

Dr. Hu Guangwen got his Ph.D. degree from Beijing University of Technology at 2020, and was visiting scholar of University of Michigan. His research interest includes life cycle assessment of emerging technologies and circular economy policy simulation. He has presided and participated over 10 national and ministerial projects including National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key R&D Program of China, and has published more than 50 papers on international journals. He is also responsible for the media operation of Resources, Conservation & Recycling Webinar.