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 …

Too late for indigenous climate justice: Ecological and relational tipping points

K Whyte - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It may be too late to achieve environmental justice for some indigenous peoples, and other
groups, in terms of avoiding dangerous climate change. People in the indigenous climate …

The impact of renewable energy technology innovation on energy poverty: does climate risk matter?

CC Lee, Z Yuan, CC Lee, YF Chang - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
While the literature has explored various determinants of energy poverty (EP), there is scant
knowledge about the linkage between renewable energy technology (RET) innovation and …

1.5 C degrowth scenarios suggest the need for new mitigation pathways

LT Keyßer, M Lenzen - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
5° C scenarios reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) rely on
combinations of controversial negative emissions and unprecedented technological change …

Prioritization of renewable energy source for electricity generation through AHP-VIKOR integrated methodology

D Abdul, J Wenqi, A Tanveer - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
As the worldwide energy crisis worsens, renewable energy sources have undeniably
opened new horizons for our society. It will offer an efficient solution to this severe energy …

A prompt decarbonization pathway for shipping: green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production and utilization in marine engines

J Shi, Y Zhu, Y Feng, J Yang, C Xia - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
The shipping industry has reached a higher level of maturity in terms of its knowledge and
awareness of decarbonization challenges. Carbon-free or carbon-neutralized green fuel …

Natural infrastructure in sustaining global urban freshwater ecosystem services

MG Chung, KA Frank, Y Pokhrel, T Dietz, J Liu - Nature Sustainability, 2021 - nature.com
Rapid urbanization throughout the globe increases demand for fresh water and the
ecosystem services associated with it. This need is conventionally met through the …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive geospatial database of nearly 100 000 reservoirs in China

C Song, C Fan, J Zhu, J Wang, Y Sheng… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
With rapid population growth and socioeconomic development over the last century, a great
number of dams/reservoirs have been constructed globally to meet various needs. China …

Nanofluidic membranes to address the challenges of salinity gradient power harvesting

X Tong, S Liu, J Crittenden, Y Chen - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Salinity gradient power (SGP) has been identified as a promising renewable energy source.
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) are two membrane …

Stylized least-cost analysis of flexible nuclear power in deeply decarbonized electricity systems considering wind and solar resources worldwide

L Duan, R Petroski, L Wood, K Caldeira - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
New designs of advanced nuclear power plants have been proposed that may allow nuclear
power to be less expensive and more flexible than conventional nuclear. It is unclear how …