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The synergy of renewable energy consumption, green technology, and environmental quality: Designing sustainable development goals policies

open access: yesNatural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract Green technology (GT) and the utilization of renewable energy (RE) are widely acknowledged as a catalyst for energy efficiency, economic growth, and a tool for combating environmental degradation. Although various studies have examined the ecological repercussions of these two improvements, they have primarily used traditional pollution ...
Abdullah Emre Caglar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Battle in the Clouds

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This narrative experiment brings together scenes from my family histories in western Pennsylvania coal country, alongside ongoing visits to learn about rising health issues in the region today. Increasing numbers of residents express concerns about chronic problems such as young cancers, and many people worry about potential exposures coming ...
Amy Moran‐Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental DNA as a tool for hydropower impact assessments: current status, special considerations, and future integration

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally there is an urgent need to find sustainable solutions to balance energy production with the protection of vulnerable species and conservation of biodiversity. This is particularly critical for freshwater ecosystems, habitats, and species that may be impacted by hydropower development and operations needed to meet energy grid demands ...
Kristine N. Moody   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greening the Gulf? Renewables, Fossil Capitalism and the ‘East–East’ Axis of World Energy

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the place of the Gulf Cooperation Council states in the global energy transition, with a focus on the recent and rapid expansion of renewable energy in the region. It argues that much like at the global scale, the energy transition in the Gulf is an additive process, one that superimposes renewable energy on growing ...
Adam Hanieh
wiley   +1 more source

Unbundling the Grid: Renewables Capital and the Demise of Electricity as a ‘Public Utility’ in the United States

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One might think that renewable energies such as solar and wind are flow resources that are conducive to public ownership, but the vast majority of these renewables projects are privately owned. What explains this apparent paradox? This article focuses on the unique case of electricity in the United States to argue that renewables capital must ...
Matthew T. Huber
wiley   +1 more source

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