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already pressuring the energy system and the environment and given all the social and economic benefits of cooling and cold … this will require a radically different approach to cooling and cold-chain provision that starts by asking what energy … renewable, thermal, and waste energy resources, synergies between processes and systems, and aggregation opportunities, rather …
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Global warming requires a response characterized by forward-looking management of atmospheric carbon and respect for ethical principles. Both safety and fairness must be pursued, and there are severe trade-offs as these are intertwined by the limited headroom for additional atmospheric CO2...
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Global warming requires a response characterized by forward-looking management of atmospheric carbon and respect for ethical principles. Both safety and fairness must be pursued, and there are severe trade-offs as these are intertwined by the limited headroom for additional atmospheric CO2...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121022
Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) represent 22% of global greenhouse gas emissions. To meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the AFOLU sector greenhouse gases must be dramatically reduced and eventually transformed to net negative CO2e within this century. The...
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Following the historic 2015 Paris Agreement aiming to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100, 165 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, representing 192 countries, have been submitted. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) detail each...
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This article explores the links between climate neutrality and sustainability in the context of international trade … the sustainability agenda in the international trading system and what is the path forward for furthering sustainability …
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The EU Taxonomy is the first standardised and comprehensive classification system for sustainable economic activities. It covers activities responsible for up to 80 percent of EU greenhouse gas emissions and may play an important role in channelling investments into low-carbon technologies by...
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This study analyzes the compatibility of the Canal Istanbul project with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA). Turkey ratified the PCA in October 2021 and has committed to the SDGs since 2015. However, the government in Turkey strives to capitalize on a...
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This paper analyses the role of palm oil and its sustainability from different perspectives. We consider the role of … about and politics towards palm oil with special focus on the EU. Palm oil is a low-energy and low-fertilizer crop that … offers much higher yields per hectare than other oil crops. Furthermore, if the energy obtained by the residuals in the …
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During the last years, the renewable energy strategy of the European Union (EU) and the proposed policies and … regulations, namely the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), have been heavily discussed among scientific circles and various … interest groups. The sustainability of different biofuels and their contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG …
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