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The rapid global industrialization and urbanization processes, especially in developing countries, have caused serious environmental pollution and climate warming. The industrial sector, in which high energy consumption is its main feature, is an important source of airborne pollution and...
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The sustainable energy transition taking place in the 21st century requires a major revamping of the energy sector. Improvements are required not only in terms of the resources and technologies used for power generation but also in the transmission and distribution system. Distributed generation...
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adoption of EVs and reductions in carbon footprints. It shows that a 1 % increase in renewable electricity output would result … electricity grid further contributes to carbon footprint reductions. The use of renewable energy in charging EVs minimizes the … indirect emissions associated with electricity generation. The research concludes that the widespread adoption of EVs and clean …
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electricity substitutes fossil fuels as the main energy source before 2040, urban regulation and infrastructure favor public … management practices reduce emissions and increase absorptions. Rapid uptake of renewable electricity and electric vehicles will …
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The aim of this paper is to review the objectives to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to increase the renewable energy share (RES) in gross final energy consumption from the European Commission (EC) and the related member state contributions to reflect their consistency. Therefore, a...
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biomass, other end-use fuels are also consumed in the country, mostly by economic sectors. However, electricity demand has … would remain the main consumed fuels, especially for cooking while electricity would stay the main consumed energy for …
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Governments all over the world are investigating how to mitigate environmental risk and how to address climate policies to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study focuses on interactions between climate policy development and different SDGs. The study analyses panel data for the...
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The global increasing trend in total greenhouse gas emissions in recent decades has triggered the need for climate-related development financing. This study analyzes the effects of climate-related development mitigation finance and renewable energy consumption on greenhouse gas emissions in the...
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The impacts of global climate change on international security and geopolitics could be of historic proportion, challenging those of previous global threats such as nuclear weapons proliferation, the Great Depression, and terrorism. But while the evidence surrounding the security impacts of...
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Under climate change, the ability of water bodies to maintain ecology and human activities becomes more fragile, leading to water shortages. The change in the carrying capacity of the water environment further intensifies the management difficulties of the resource-environment-economic system....
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