Articles

Considering climate and conflict conditions together to improve interventions that prevent child acute malnutrition

Elsevier,

The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 5, September 2021

A Personal View in support of SDGs 1, 2, and 13, describing how use of quantitative data can support targeted interventions for nutrition resiliency and suggesting actions that can help to prevent acute malnutrition in the context of worsening climate and conflict conditions.
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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 13: Climate action

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Poverty eradication, Global

Mitigating climate change must be a priority for public health

Elsevier,

The Lancet Public Health, Volume 6, September 2021

An Editorial on the importance of mitigating climate change, in the context of SDGs 3 and 16, calling for urgent governmental action to achieve climate justice.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Climate Change, Global

Environmental impact of bioplastic use: A review

Elsevier,

Heliyon, Volume 7, September 2021

This review compared the effects between bioplastics compared to conventional plastics. It found that bioplastics caused less harm and will help policymakers to determine whether bioplastics is beneficial to the environment.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action

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Green economy, Global

Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM<inf>2·5</inf> pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations

Elsevier, The Lancet. Planetary health, Volume 5, 1 September 2021
BACKGROUND: Many regions of the world are now facing more frequent and unprecedentedly large wildfires. However, the association between wildfire-related PM2·5 and mortality has not been well characterised. We aimed to comprehensively assess the association between short-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2·5 and mortality across various regions of the world. METHODS: For this time series study, data on daily counts of deaths for all causes, cardiovascular causes, and respiratory causes were collected from 749 cities in 43 countries and regions during 2000-16.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Disaster risk reduction; Health and population, Global

Coexistence of large mammals and humans is possible in Europe's anthropogenic landscapes

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 24, 24 September 2021
A critical question in the conservation of large mammals in the Anthropocene is to know the extent to which they can tolerate human disturbance. Surprisingly, little quantitative data is available about large-scale effects of human activity and land use on their broad scale distribution in Europe. In this study, we quantify the relative importance of human land use and protected areas as opposed to biophysical constraints on large mammal distribution.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

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Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

The need for a portfolio of solutions rooted in common messaging to facilitate negative emissions science

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 24, 24 September 2021
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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Industry; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Monitoring global land-use efficiency in the context of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Elsevier,

Habitat International, Volume 115, September 2021

Tracking progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires monitoring of various social-ecological indicators over space and time, including the ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate (LCRPGR), an indicator of land-use efficiency (SDG 11.3.1). In this study, we analyzed state-of-the-art Earth observation data (1975–2015) to address three key questions. First, how has the LCRPGR varied over space and time? Second, how is built-up expansion related to population increase across regions?

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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 15: Life on land

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Rural development; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Land Use Planning, Global

Qualitative risk assessment and strategies for infrastructure on permafrost in the French Alps

Elsevier,

Cold Regions Science and Technology, Volume 189, September 2021

Inventory of infrastructure potentially built on permafrost in the French Alps. Evaluation and ranking of the most at-risk infrastructures built on permafrost. Adaption and mitigation strategies already used to prevent or to cope with the destabilization.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action
Europe

The role of combustion science and technology in low and zero impact energy transformation processes

Elsevier,

Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, Volume 7, September 2021

This opinion article is the result of intensive discussions between a group of more than fifty internationally renowned researchers who are scientifically engaged in thermofluids and energy process engineering. With this article we express our plea: Let us consider all options and explore new ideas that will move us towards a climate-neutral energy system!
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Industry

The impacts of climate change on displaced populations: A call for action

Elsevier,

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 3, 2021, 100057

Climate change is impacting the life, health, and security of people worldwide with poor communities and displaced populations at particular risk due to lack of awareness and mitigation plans. 
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Disaster risk reduction; Health and population, Africa

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