Community-based research supports more just and equitable industrial decarbonization [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsIndustrial decarbonization refers to the removal or reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, process emissions, or embodied carbon from industry. Building from our experiences working with communities contemplating industrial decarbonization projects, we ...
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Emergency deployment of direct air capture as a response to the climate crisis
Nature Communications, 2021 Governments may struggle to impose costly polices on vital industries, resulting in a greater need for negative emissions. Here, the authors model a direct air capture crash deployment program, finding it can remove 2.3 GtCO2 yr–1 in 2050, 13–20 GtCO2 yr–
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Experimental results of a waste-heat powered thermoacoustic refrigeration system for ships
Science and Technology for Energy Transition, 2023 Greenhouse gas emissions are a major concern for maritime transport. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) presents Waste Heat Recovery Systems (WHRS) from engine exhaust gas as a viable solution to improve energy utilization and reduce ...
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Granular technologies to accelerate decarbonization [PDF]
, 2020 Of the 45 energy technologies deemed critical by the International Energy Agency for meeting global climate targets, 38 need to improve substan- tially in cost and performance while accelerating deployment over the next decades.Low-carbon technological ...
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The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Mitigating Plant’s Environmental Stresses
Applied Sciences, 2022 Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and sustainable technology used to clean up pollutants from soils and waters through the use of plant species. Indeed, plants are naturally capable of absorbing metals and degrading organic molecules.
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Unique Opportunities of Island States to Transition to a Low-Carbon Mobility System [PDF]
, 2020 Small islands developing states (SIDS) contribute minuscule proportions to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption, but are highly exposed to climate change impacts, in particular to extreme weather events and sea-level rise. However,
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Decarbonization of the Steel Industry: the Role of State Economic Policy [PDF]
Problemi Ekonomiki, 2020 The aim of the article is to analyze the potential areas of decarbonization of steel production in order to propose government policy measures for reducing CO2 emissions.
Glushchenko Andrii M.
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Global transition of operational carbon in residential buildings since the millennium
Advances in Applied Energy, 2023 The residential sector is the third-largest energy consumer and emitter globally and as such is at the forefront of the energy transition and net-zero emissions pathway.
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Environmental Research Letters, 2023 China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter in 2022, aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The power sector will play a major role in this decarbonization process due to its current reliance on coal.
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A global comparison of building decarbonization scenarios by 2050 towards 1.5–2 °C targets
Nature Communications, 2022 Building decarbonization has an important role to play in achieving global emissions reductions targets. Here the authors find that stated policy scenarios are insufficient to achieve building decarbonization goals globally, while ambitious ...
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