Renewable energy generation technologies for decarbonizing urban vertical buildings: A path towards net zero

RS de Oliveira, MJL de Oliveira, EGS Nascimento… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially CO2, represent a global concern. Among
those responsible for CO2 emissions, buildings stand out due to the consumption of energy …

Spatio-temporal changes and hydrological forces of wetland landscape pattern in the Yellow River Delta during 1986–2022

M Qiu, Y Liu, P Chen, N He, S Wang, X Huang, B Fu - Landscape Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Context Estuarine wetlands provide valuable ecosystem services, but 20–78% of coastal
wetlands are facing the risk of loss by the end of the century. The Yellow River Delta (YRD) …

Mapping tree carbon density using sentinel 2A sensor on Google Earth Engine in Darjeeling Himalayas: Implication for tree carbon management and climate change …

M Singh, A Arshad, A Bijlwan, M Tamang… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2024 - Elsevier
The Himalayan region is a most fragile ecosystem globally. Trees make up around 90% of
the global biomass carbon pool and previous studies have shown that tree carbon balance …

Bridging the Gap: Environmental Education as a Catalyst for Human-Environmental Harmony

D Harahap, YOOO Uthman - Assyfa Learning Journal, 2024 - journal.assyfa.com
Human activities are increasingly disrupting the balance between economic development
and environmental sustainability, highlighting the urgent need for effective environmental …

Land degradation neutrality assessment and factors influencing it in China's arid and semiarid regions

S Feng, W Zhao, J Yan, F Xia, P Pereira - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The ecosystems in China's arid and semiarid regions are notably fragile and experiencing
dramatic land degradation. At the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the United …

The impact of drought on terrestrial carbon in the West African Sahel: Implications for natural climate solutions

E Rigatti, SS McDermid, BI Cook… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial ecosystems store more than twice the carbon of the atmosphere, and are critical
to climate change mitigation efforts. This has led to a proliferation of land‐based carbon …

Global conservation priorities of coastal habitats towards extreme sea level rise risks

Z Xiang, Y Li, Z Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Approximately 70% of the world's largest megacities (> 10 million people) are within 60 km
of the coast, contributing to 50% of the world's GDP. Sea level rise will intensify coastal flood …

Comprehensive assessment of rocky desertification treatment in Southwest China karst

J Chang, Q Li, L Zhai, C Liao, X Qi… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rocky desertification is a prominent ecological issue in Southwest China's karst region,
ranking among the nation's three primary ecological challenges alongside soil erosion and …

Contrasting effects of plant above-and below-ground functional traits on ecosystem services in artificial forestlands and natural grasslands across vegetation zones

J Wang, W Zhao, J Ding - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background Analysing the status of ecosystem services and their driving mechanisms along
environmental gradients is highly important for the reconstruction and protection of regional …

[HTML][HTML] Combined Reaction System for NH3 Decomposition and CO2 Methanation Using Hydrogen Permeable Membrane Reactor in 1D Model Analysis

P Permatasari, H Goto, M Miyamoto, Y Oumi, YW Budhi… - Membranes, 2024 - mdpi.com
In a previous study, we developed an integrated reaction system combining NH3
decomposition and CO2 methanation within a membrane reactor, significantly enhancing …