[HTML][HTML] The systemic impact of a transition fuel: Does natural gas help or hinder the energy transition?

C Gürsan, V de Gooyert - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Paris Agreement, many nations set ambitious global goals to stabilize and
reduce carbon emissions to mitigate climate change. A large share of these emissions is …

Introductory overview: Optimization using evolutionary algorithms and other metaheuristics

HR Maier, S Razavi, Z Kapelan, LS Matott… - … modelling & software, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental models are used extensively to evaluate the effectiveness of a range of
design, planning, operational, management and policy options. However, the number of …

[HTML][HTML] Ratcheting of climate pledges needed to limit peak global warming

G Iyer, Y Ou, J Edmonds, AA Fawcett, N Hultman… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
The new and updated emission reduction pledges submitted by countries ahead of the
Twenty-Sixth Conference of Parties represent a meaningful strengthening of global ambition …

[HTML][HTML] China's electric vehicle and climate ambitions jeopardized by surging critical material prices

H Wang, K Feng, P Wang, Y Yang, L Sun… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) on a large scale is crucial for meeting the desired
climate commitments, where affordability plays a vital role. However, the expected surge in …

Residual fossil CO2 emissions in 1.5–2 °C pathways

G Luderer, Z Vrontisi, C Bertram… - Nature Climate …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Paris Agreement—which is aimed at holding global warming well below 2° C
while pursuing efforts to limit it below 1.5° C—has initiated a bottom-up process of iteratively …

[HTML][HTML] Embodied energy injustices: Unveiling and politicizing the transboundary harms of fossil fuel extractivism and fossil fuel supply chains

N Healy, JC Stephens, SA Malin - Energy Research & Social Science, 2019 - Elsevier
We introduce the new concept of embodied energy injustices in order to encourage
integrative, systemic, transboundary assessment of the global implications and responsibility …

A review of learning rates for electricity supply technologies

ES Rubin, IML Azevedo, P Jaramillo, S Yeh - Energy Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
A variety of mathematical models have been proposed to characterize and quantify the
dependency of electricity supply technology costs on various drivers of technological …

Harnessing filler materials for enhancing biogas separation membranes

CY Chuah, K Goh, Y Yang, H Gong, W Li… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biogas is an increasingly attractive renewable resource, envisioned to secure future energy
demands and help curb global climate change. To capitalize on this resource, membrane …

A review of the issues and treatment options for wastewater from shale gas extraction by hydraulic fracturing

JM Estrada, R Bhamidimarri - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Since the beginning of this millennium, shale gas extraction by horizontal drilling and
hydraulic fracturing has boosted US gas production, changing the global energy markets …

The quest for improved air quality may push China to continue its CO2 reduction beyond the Paris Commitment

J Xing, X Lu, S Wang, T Wang, D Ding… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
China is challenged with the simultaneous goals of improving air quality and mitigating
climate change. The “Beautiful China” strategy, launched by the Chinese government in …