Recent advances in activating surface reconstruction for the high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction

L Gao, X Cui, CD Sewell, J Li, Z Lin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A climax in the development of cost-effective and high-efficiency transition metal-based
electrocatalysts has been witnessed recently for sustainable energy and related conversion …

Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries

G Habert, SA Miller, VM John, JL Provis… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
The use of cement and concrete, among the most widely used man-made materials, is under
scrutiny. Owing to their large-scale use, production of cement and concrete results in …

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Global carbon and other biogeochemical cycles and feedbacks

JG Canadell, PMS Monteiro, MH Costa… - Climate change 2021 …, 2023 - cambridge.org
It is unequivocal that the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …

[HTML][HTML] Battery technology and recycling alone will not save the electric mobility transition from future cobalt shortages

A Zeng, W Chen, KD Rasmussen, X Zhu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the potential supply risks of critical
battery materials, such as cobalt, for electric mobility transitions. While battery technology …

[HTML][HTML] Cement substitution with secondary materials can reduce annual global CO2 emissions by up to 1.3 gigatons

IH Shah, SA Miller, D Jiang, RJ Myers - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Population and development megatrends will drive growth in cement production, which is
already one of the most challenging-to-mitigate sources of CO2 emissions. However …

[HTML][HTML] Global carbon budget 2021

P Friedlingstein, MW Jones, M O'Sullivan… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions and their
redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate …

[HTML][HTML] Global greenhouse gas emissions from residential and commercial building materials and mitigation strategies to 2060

X Zhong, M Hu, S Deetman, B Steubing, HX Lin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Building stock growth around the world drives extensive material consumption and
environmental impacts. Future impacts will be dependent on the level and rate of …

Decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry: A systematic review of socio-technical systems, technological innovations, and policy options

S Griffiths, BK Sovacool, DDF Del Rio, AM Foley… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most highly used construction material globally. This is largely due to its
durability, versatility and manufacture from inexpensive and readily available materials …

[HTML][HTML] Circular Economy strategies for concrete: implementation and integration

ATM Marsh, APM Velenturf, SA Bernal - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is the world's most widely-used anthropogenic material, and Circular Economy
strategies will be key to addressing the myriad challenges that face its use today and into the …

[HTML][HTML] Limits to Paris compatibility of CO2 capture and utilization

K de Kleijne, SV Hanssen, L van Dinteren… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The Paris Agreement's temperature goals require global CO 2 emissions to halve
by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. CO 2 capture and utilization (CCU) technologies are …