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Biodiesel Production from Hevea brasiliensis Seeds: A Systematic Review

open access: yesVietnam Journal of Chemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Hevea brasiliensis (HB) species, also called the rubber tree, is currently cultivated worldwide for the extraction of latex, an input for rubber production. In addition, its seeds currently have few productive applications, despite their high oil content.
Sara Lüneburger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The UK Clean Air Act at 70: An interdisciplinary analysis of historical air quality change

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the first UK Clean Air Act, a pivotal moment for air quality in modern British history. Previous narratives on this legislation have largely centred on pollution in London and monodisciplinary perspectives. This article integrates historical research with reconstructed estimates of PM2.5 concentrations to spotlight ...
Kathy Davies   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment and Break‐Even Carbon Prices for Low‐Water, Low‐Emission Farming Techniques in Vietnam

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Excessive water use in rice production is a major source of methane emissions, the dominant greenhouse gas from Vietnam's agricultural sector. Improving water‐use efficiency can enhance water security and reduce emissions, but achieving these gains requires substantial changes in farming practices and significant investment in supporting ...
Nhat‐Mai Nguyen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Banking: A Systematic Literature Review of Developed and Developing Countries

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green banks attract private investment to green projects, facilitating affordable transitions to climate‐resilient economies. However, the existing literature remains fragmented, lacking cross‐country analyses connecting theory, policy design and institutional practice within a multi‐framework, especially regarding the roles of central banks ...
Nga Thi Phuong Luu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Solar Fuel Adoption in Quebec, Canada: Evidence From a Discrete Choice Experiment

open access: yesThe American Journal of Economics and Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer preferences for renewable fuels in Quebec, with a particular focus on a solar fuel produced through artificial photosynthesis. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) and both conditional logit (CL) and random parameters logit (RPL) models, we estimate marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for key fuel attributes,
Kpanoga Kolombia
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Valuation of Renewable Transport Fuels: Evidence From Solar Fuel Willingness to Pay in Quebec, Canada

open access: yesThe American Journal of Economics and Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transport sector is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions, making it a key priority for climate mitigation policies. In this context, renewable fuels represent a promising complementary pathway to transport electrification, particularly due to their compatibility with existing internal combustion engine ...
Kpanoga Kolombia
wiley   +1 more source

What Was ‘Middle Australia’? Social Categorisation and Political Positioning in the Late‐20th Century

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Middle Australia’ became a ubiquitous term of social categorisation and political positioning during the latter decades of the 20th century. This article examines how this concept was variously used in the metropolitan print media in the guises of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne, including in their reporting of federal and ...
Chris Beer
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Hedging Strategies in the Low‐Sulphur Bunker Fuel Landscape

open access: yesEuropean Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The IMO2020 regulation for the green transition in shipping turned the industry into using two compliant bunker fuels: very low‐sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and low‐sulphur marine gas oil (LSMGO). VLSFO futures contracts introduced in late 2019 and other energy‐related futures contracts indicate that the VLSFO contracts trading on the Singapore ...
Xiwen Bai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delivering Sulfate to LNAPL Body for Enhanced Source Zone Depletion (ESZD)

open access: yesGroundwater Monitoring &Remediation, EarlyView.
Abstract This field pilot study evaluates the feasibility of applying sulfate to a light non‐aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) body for achieving enhanced source zone depletion (ESZD) at a refinery site. Two rounds of gypsum land application (GLA) delivered sulfate to an 8000 ft2 area encompassing LNAPL‐containing monitoring wells MW‐2 and MW‐3, while MW‐1 ...
Ravi Kolhatkar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Connectivity and Selective Rural Migration

open access: yesInternational Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How does infrastructure shape rural development? Using household panel data from a nationally representative sample of Chinese villages, matched to high‐resolution highway maps, we find that road expansion between 2000 and 2015 operates mainly through reallocation, with less productive farmers scaling down or exiting and more productive ...
Lin Ma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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