River dam impacts on biogeochemical cycling

T Maavara, Q Chen, K Van Meter, LE Brown… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
The increased use of hydropower is currently driving the greatest surge in global dam
construction since the mid-20th century, meaning that most major rivers on Earth are now …

A 2018 horizon scan of emerging issues for global conservation and biological diversity

WJ Sutherland, SHM Butchart, B Connor… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2018 - cell.com
This is our ninth annual horizon scan to identify emerging issues that we believe could affect
global biological diversity, natural capital and ecosystem services, and conservation efforts …

Terrestrial carbon inputs to inland waters: A current synthesis of estimates and uncertainty

TW Drake, PA Raymond… - Limnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, inland waters receive a significant but ill‐defined quantity of terrestrial carbon (C).
When summed, the contemporary estimates for the three possible fates of C in inland waters …

Integrated life-cycle assessment of electricity-supply scenarios confirms global environmental benefit of low-carbon technologies

EG Hertwich, T Gibon, EA Bouman… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Decarbonization of electricity generation can support climate-change mitigation and
presents an opportunity to address pollution resulting from fossil-fuel combustion. Generally …

Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate

LJ Tranvik, JA Downing, JB Cotner… - Limnology and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We explore the role of lakes in carbon cycling and global climate, examine the mechanisms
influencing carbon pools and transformations in lakes, and discuss how the metabolism of …

Fragmentation and flow regulation of the world's large river systems

C Nilsson, CA Reidy, M Dynesius, C Revenga - science, 2005 - science.org
A global overview of dam-based impacts on large river systems shows that over half (172
out of 292) are affected by dams, including the eight most biogeographically diverse. Dam …

The nexus between access to electricity and CO2 damage in Asian Countries: The evidence from quantile regression models

F Bilgili, I Ozturk, E Kocak, S Kuskaya, A Cingoz - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy poverty and environmental degradation are two main important issues in the
literature of energy and environmental degradation. Energy poverty might affect adversely …

[HTML][HTML] The GHGSat-D imaging spectrometer

D Jervis, J McKeever, BOA Durak… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - amt.copernicus.org
The demonstration satellite GHGSat-D, or “Claire”, launched on 21 June 2016, is the first in
a planned constellation of small satellites designed and operated by GHGSat, Inc. to …

Sustainability evaluation of a concrete gravity dam: Life cycle assessment, carbon footprint analysis, and life cycle costing

H Mostafaei, Z Keshavarz, MA Rostampour… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploring the life cycle of infrastructures, like dams, is important for decision-makers since it
allows for evaluating its overall sustainability, and identifying ways to balance the benefits …

Unraveling the factors influencing CO2 emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs in karst and non-karst regions: A comparative analysis

W Wang, SL Li, J Zhong, Y Yi, F Yue, Z Han, Q Wu… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon migration, transformation, and emissions as CO 2 in reservoir and lake systems
have been extensively studied. However, uncertainties persist regarding carbon cycling …