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Cities as catalysts and laboratories for ecological transformation

Field Actions Science Reports, 2023
Cities comprise complex networks and systems that have long provided opportunities for innovation and human flourishing. However, the same systems contribute to today’s major environmental challenges.
Luise Fischer, Francesca Rizzo, Adriana O’Phelan, Anthony Zacharzewski, Andrea Gabaldon Moreno, Carla Rodríguez Alonso   +5 more
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Development or reflections of the nonprofit sector in Central and Eastern Europe and Hungary

Politics in Central Europe, 2020
The CEE countries are celebrating the 15th anniversary of joining the European Union. The ‘feast’ is also of note because the EP elections are just in front of us. Instead of weighing up the expected results, we can surmise that the resolution of Central
Kákai László
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Identifying a Safe and Just Corridor for People and the Planet

Earth's Future, 2021
Keeping the Earth system in a stable and resilient state, to safeguard Earth's life support systems while ensuring that Earth's benefits, risks, and related responsibilities are equitably shared, constitutes the grand challenge for human development in ...
Johan Rockström, Joyeeta Gupta, Timothy M. Lenton, Dahe Qin, Steven J. Lade, Jesse F. Abrams, Lisa Jacobson, Juan C. Rocha, Caroline Zimm, Xuemei Bai, Govindasamy Bala, Stefan Bringezu, Wendy Broadgate, Stuart E. Bunn, Fabrice DeClerck, Kristie L. Ebi, Peng Gong, Chris Gordon, Norichika Kanie, Diana M. Liverman, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, David Obura, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Peter H. Verburg, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Ricarda Winkelmann   +25 more
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Just in Time Transformers

IEEE Access
Precise energy load forecasting in residential households is crucial for mitigating carbon emissions and enhancing energy efficiency; indeed, accurate forecasting enables utility companies and policymakers, who advocate sustainable energy practices, to optimize resource utilization.
Benali A. A. E., Cafaro M., Epicoco I., Pulimeno M., Schioppa E. J.   +4 more
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Energy Poverty and Just Transformation in Greece

, 2023
AbstractLow-income population groups often face high energy poverty risks. This phenomenon can be exacerbated through the implementation of ambitious environmental policies to achieve the energy transition—said policies, such as the application of additional taxes on energy products, may lead to regressive social and distributional impacts on low ...
Fragkos, Panagiotis, Kanellou, Eleni, Konstantopoulos, George, Nikas, Alexandros, Fragkiadakis, Kostas, Filipidou, Faidra, Fotiou, Theofano, Doukas, Haris   +7 more
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High Field X-ray Diffraction Study for Ni46.4Mn38.8In12.8Co2.0 Metamagnetic Shape Memory Film

Metals, 2017
The transformation behaviors on metamagnetic shape memory Ni46.4Mn38.8In12.8Co2.0 film were investigated by X-ray diffraction experiments in the temperature up to 473 K and magnetic fields µ0H up to 5 T. The prepared film showed the parent phase with L21
Yoshifuru Mitsui, Keiichi Koyama, Makoto Ohtsuka, Rie Y. Umetsu, Ryosuke Kainuma, Kazuo Watanabe   +5 more
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Imagination and transformations to sustainable and just futures [PDF]

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2020
The ability of individuals and groups to identify, assess, and pursue alternative possible futures is an essential component of their ability to deliberately and collectively respond to major sustainability challenges rather than experience unguided or forced change. Deliberately engaging in transformation processes inevitably requires imagination.
Michele-Lee Moore, Manjana Milkoreit
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Deliberating justice in food systems transformation pathways: a transdisciplinary approach applied in Finland

Environmental Research: Food Systems
The need for transformation in food systems is acknowledged broadly. Persisting lock-ins and systemic interactions require research going beyond disciplinary approaches.
Minna Kaljonen, Theresa Tribaldos, Teea Kortetmäki, Jyrki Niemi, Suvi Huttunen, Laura Paalanen, Jani Salminen, Riikka Aro, Luciene Burlandy, Mari Heikkinen, Ellen Huan-Niemi, Tommi Härkänen, Xavier Irz, Kaisa Karttunen, Marja Knuuttila, Venla Kyttä, Heikki Lehtonen, Annika Lonkila, Anu Lähteenmäki-Uutela, Renato S Maluf, Ari Paloviita, Antti Puupponen, Merja Saarinen, Laura Sares-Jäske, Hannu Savolainen, Marjatta Selänniemi, Heli Tapanainen, Marjaana Toivonen, Anni Turunen, Henri Virkkunen, Henrik Wejberg   +30 more
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Typologies of “Just Transitions”: Towards Social-Ecological Transformation

Kurswechsel: Zeitschrift für gesellschafts-, wirtschafts- und umweltpolitische Alternativen, 2020
The "Just Transition" (JT) approach emerged as an answer to balancing human welfare, jobs and the need for deep decarbonisation. The concept was developed by trade unions in the industrialised world as a unifying rallying cry around the demand that ecological transformation be undertaken in a socially just way.
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Whispers of the Earth: Decolonizing Energy for a Just Energy Transformation

Digital Press Social Sciences and Humanities
This paper explores the geopolitical dynamics of climate funding, focusing on how programs like the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) perpetuate colonial legacies under the guise of aid.
Ahmad Fauzi, Cintya Faliana
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