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Correcting Apparent Priming Bias Unveils Fertilizer Nitrogen‐Risk Archetypes of Surplus and Depletion Across Asian Rice Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Correcting the apparent priming effect resolves systematic biases in Asian rice fertilizer nitrogen accounting. Net soil retention drops below 7%, while 48% of fertilizer escapes, inflicting US$98.53 billion in annual reactive‐nitrogen damages. High‐resolution mapping uncovers N‐risk archetypes across 42% of the rice area, delivering a spatially ...
Xiuyun Liu, Siyuan Cai, Longlong Xia, Jagdish K. Ladha, Xiaoyuan Yan, Xu Zhao   +5 more
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SDG 13 : Take urgent action to combat climate and its impacts [PDF]

, 2019
The profile for SDG 13 was developed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) Regional Office for ...
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), UN.ESCAP, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)   +6 more
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Focus on Climate Action: What Level of Synergy and Trade-Off Is There between SDG 13; Climate Action and Other SDGs in Nepal? [PDF]

, 2023
The Sixth Assessment Report of Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has highlighted the urgency of accelerated climate actions harnessing synergies and minimizing trade-offs with various SDG.
Dhakal, Shobhakar,, Brijesh Mainali, Dhakal, Shobhakar, Mainali, Brijesh, Prashamsa Thapa, Shobhakar Dhakal, Thapa, Prashamsa,, Mainali, Brijesh,, Thapa, Prashamsa   +8 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Does SDG-13 disclosure impact the performance of insurance companies? [PDF]

In this research, we investigate how compliance with SGD-13 impacts the financial standing and risk profiles of insurance companies worldwide. We apply a differences-in-differences methodology, which allows us to assess the unique effects of SGD-13 ...
Mazzuca, Maria, Pacelli, Vincenzo, Di Tommaso, Caterina   +2 more
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A Study on the Development Prospects of Green and Low-Carbon Construction: Evidence from Chongqing, China [PDF]

Trends in Ecological and Indoor Environmental Engineering
Background: With the fast expansion of the social economy and construction industry, environmental pollution, ecological deterioration, and other challenges are becoming more and more serious.
Fakhri Alam, Awais Salman, Dong Bo, Bakht Ali , Rooshna Shahid   +4 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Social Sciences Teaching in the Face of the Global Challenges of the 21st Century [PDF]

, 2023
At present, the world is experiencing global changes that have effects on all social, economic, political, and environmental fields, etc. Climate change, natural hazards, social inequalities, immigration, refugees, and the spread of diseases (COVID-19 ...

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From Emissions to Radiative Forcing: Rethinking Air Pollution Policies for Climate Accountability under SDG 13 [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
The policies on air pollution have traditionally been based on the mass concentration of PM2.5 as the key indicator of the regulation, and this model was intended to support the issue of human health, rather than climate effects.
Tyagi Kanishka, Waraah Ummul, Srivastava Kushal   +2 more
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Green Tax Reform for SDG 13

Indonesian Journal of Accounting and Governance
Climate change poses a critical threat to global sustainability, requiring immediate and coordinated policy responses. As part of Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13), which urges urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, fiscal instruments such as carbon taxes have emerged as vital tools.
Surya Anugrah, Rochma Sudiati, Eka Septariana Puspa, Windy Permata Suyono, Sabo Hermawan   +4 more
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