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Fish Migration Through Ship Locks at the Danube River, Austria

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Longitudinal connectivity in the Austrian section of the Danube has improved over the last three decades thanks to the progressive installation of fish passage facilities at hydropower plants. However, navigation locks which are present at all barrages remain poorly quantified with respect to their role in fish migration.
Walter Reckendorfer, Barbara Grüner, Renate Degen, Regina Petz‐Glechner, Ursula Scheiblechner, Michael Schabuss   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vulnerability to Dams of the Last Undammed Large Rivers of Southeast Asia

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The vast majority of large Eurasian rivers are regulated by hydropower dams, but some have survived as free‐flowing rivers so far in the Arctic and along stretches of the Myanmar coast. There, the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) and Salween Rivers, two of the largest rivers of Southeast Asia, provide a huge amount of sediment, nurturing floodplains and
Gruel Charles‐Robin, Latrubesse Edgardo Manuel   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urbanization, Industrialization, and Energy Transition: An Empirical Analysis of Life Expectancy in a Developing Economy

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanization is a defining feature of contemporary development, shaping economic opportunities, social structures, and health outcomes. This study examines the influence of urbanization on life expectancy in Bangladesh, with particular attention to the role of the energy mix and industrialization.
Md. Hasanur Rahman, Syeda Sajia Afroz Rumpa, Fariha Akter Lucky, Pasquale Marcello Falcone   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

FinTech and Environmental Sustainability: Evidence From Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the dynamic interplay between economic growth and environmental sustainability from a FinTech perspective, using Brazil as a case study. While FinTech's contribution to green transformation, sustainable finance, and resource efficiency has gained increasing attention, a notable lack of empirical research remains to assess ...
Kemal Eyuboglu, Umut Uzar
wiley   +1 more source

Achieving Carbon Neutrality Through Green Supply Chain Management, Eco‐Innovation, and Green Energy: The Moderating Effect of Green Finance

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7, 9, 12, and 13, centered on affordable clean energy, industrial innovation, responsible production, and climate action, has gained momentum across Latin American economies. However, the region continues to face the dual challenge of achieving economic growth while mitigating rising carbon ...
Agyemang Kwasi Sampene, Sami Ullah, Ugur Korkut Pata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

AI Vibrancy and Renewable Energy Consumption: A Cross‐Country Analysis

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the association between artificial intelligence vibrancy and renewable energy consumption across 36 countries from 2017 to 2023. Using a reduced‐form panel framework with Driscoll–Kraay standard errors, the results show that income per capita and government effectiveness are the dominant drivers of renewable energy ...
Leping Huang, Shreya Pal, Mantu Kumar Mahalik, Giray Gozgor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of financial risk of hydropower plants in Ghana: A case of the Pwalugu 50MW Hydropower plant

This study investigates energy access strategies to support Ethiopia’s agro-industrial development, focusing on Rural Transformation Centres (RTCs) linked to Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks (IAIPs). Using the Energy Access Explorer tool, spatial analysis was conducted to evaluate three pathways: connection to existing grid infrastructure, solar energy
openaire   +2 more sources

Advancing SDG 13 and Net‐Zero Emissions in Europe: The Role of Green Technology Innovation, Renewable Energy, Environmental Taxation and Trade Openness

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) has set ambitious climate goals, aiming to become the first climate‐neutral continent by 2050, with a focus on achieving net‐zero emissions and advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13. A key component of this transition is the role of green technological innovation, the deployment of clean energy ...
Yue Xu, Emma Serwaa Obobisa, Isaac Adjei Mensah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward SDG 13: A Machine Learning‐Based Assessment of Financial Freedom, Investment Freedom, and Environmental Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Previous studies in the context of the finance‐environment nexus mainly rely on quantitative indicators to provide information on activity or depth of the financial system, ignoring how institutional openness and the degree of regulatory autonomy within the financial market shape environmental outcomes that are directly relevant to Sustainable
Zahoor Ahmed, Tunahan Degirmenci, Stefania Pinzon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal Effect of a Small Hydropower Plant on Benthic Biofilm Microbial Community Structure and Predicted Functional Potential. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Gao H, Khan S, Qi X, Lin Z, Liu G, Lv Y, Zhang M, Xia Z, Wu N.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source