Elsevier, Energy Policy, Volume 208, January 2026
This study systematically reviews how EU countries determine electricity reliability standards using the Value of Lost Load and Cost of New Entry metrics. It highlights major inconsistencies in national approaches and calls for more harmonised, transparent frameworks to ensure secure, cost-efficient, and climate-aligned energy transitions across Europe.
Elsevier, World Development, Volume 197, January 2026
This paper uses a Global Factor Local
Projections model to show that unanticipated ENSO events increase global commodity price volatility, with climate change potentially intensifying these effects and causing heterogeneous impacts across commodities, underscoring the key role of international markets in adaptation.
Elsevier, International Journal of Educational Research Open, Volume 9, December 2025
This scoping review aims to identify trends in studies related to children's online safety education facilitated by digital technologies. The review is guided by the five-stage framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley.
Elsevier,
Food and Humanity, Volume 5, December 2025
Afghanistan faces severe food insecurity, with millions suffering hunger and malnutrition, especially children, due to economic hardship, climate change, and poor infrastructure. Improving agricultural practices, healthcare, and safety standards is crucial for enhancing the country's food security and well-being.
Elsevier,
World Development Sustainability, Volume 7, December 2025
This study explores the food and nutrition security practices among artisanal and small-scale mining communities in Nigeria, revealing both strengths, such as access to local foods and purchasing power, and significant challenges, including meal skipping, poor water quality, and limited healthcare access. The findings emphasize the need for comprehensive interventions to improve nutrition, healthcare infrastructure, and social protection, which are essential for the well-being and sustainable development of these mining communities.
Elsevier, Advances in Applied Energy, Volume 20, December 2025
This paper reviews existing analyses on AI infrastructures energy and climate implications and proposes quantitative scenario-based frameworks, highlighting key research challenges at the intersection of AI-driven energy demand, region-specific clean energy strategies and their economic competitiveness, strategic levers in energy sourcing decisions, and policy dynamics.
Elsevier, Energy and Climate Change, Volume 6, December 2025
Many countries, subnational jurisdictions, and companies are setting net-zero emissions goals; however, questions remain about strategies to reach these targets, policy measures, technology gaps, and economic impacts. We investigate the potential policy implications of reaching economy-wide net-zero CO2 emissions across the United States by 2050 using results from a multi-model comparison with 14 energy-economic models.
Elsevier,
The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 80, December 2025, 101270
This qualitative study explored challenges faced by upper primary mathematics teachers in Rwanda following the switch to English as the medium of instruction.
