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Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy - Chapter 7: Transport of hydrogen and carriers of hydrogen "

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Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy, 2025, Pages 329-372
The transport of hydrogen and hydrogen carriers aligns with sustainability and the UN SDGs by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting energy efficiency, contributing to goals related to clean energy and climate action. Additionally, it creates economic opportunities, fosters innovation, and enhances energy security, supporting goals related to economic growth and infrastructure development.
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Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy - Chapter 9 : District heating and cooling

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Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy, 2025, Pages 373-395
The chapter on district heating and cooling, which discusses the advantages of centralized heat distribution systems using various energy sources to support multiple users, aligns with UN SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) by promoting energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and potentially lowering utility costs for users.
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Energy; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment - Prospects of Bioenergy Development in Future

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Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Volume 1, 2024, Pages 497-508

This chapter relates to the energy transition and renewable fuels for global energy demands. UN SDG Goal 7

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Energy; Green economy, Global

Advances in Energy from Waste: Transformation Methods, Applications and Limitations Under Sustainability - Chapter 7: Revolutionizing waste management: unleashing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning

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Advances in Energy from Waste: Transformation Methods, Applications and Limitations Under Sustainability, Woodhead Advances in Pollution Research, 2024, Pages 225-279
This chapter ties into Sustainable Development Goal 11, Sustainable Development Goal 12, and Sustainable Development Goal 13 by focusing on designing sustainable waste management systems for smart cities, which enhances urban sustainability and resilience, by discussing AI-based waste management systems that optimize recycling, resource recovery, and efficient waste handling, promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns, and by exploring AI’s role in carbon emission assessment and energy transition processes, contributing to efforts to combat climate change and its impacts.
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Climate Change; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Data & Analytics, Global

Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Modern Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid Systems: Chapter 17 - Environmental sustainability and carbon footprint reduction through artificial intelligence-enabled energy management in electric vehicles

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Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Modern Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid Systems: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Solutions, 2024, pp 477-502
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 9 and 11 by exploring the potential of AI tools to promote sustainable transportation in electric vehicles.
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Data & Analytics; Sustainable transport, Global

Diagnosis of Heritage Buildings by Non-Destructive Techniques - Chapter 6: Analyzing Non-Destructive Methods for Building Inspection and Energy Performance: A Focus on photogrammetry and infrared thermography

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Diagnosis of Heritage Buildings by Non-Destructive Techniques, 2024, pages 133-158
This chapter aligns with Goals 9, 11, and 13 by outlining nondestructive evaluation methods which extend the lifecycle of these buildings and make their materials more durable.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate Change, Global

Safe and Sustainable Arctic Shipping Management and Development - Chapter 10: Indigenous knowledge and culture: How important is it for Arctic development?

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This chapter addresses UN SDGs 10, 11, And 15 by discussing the importance of incorporating indigenous knowledge and culture in Arctic development in particular their familiarity with the Artic environment and their ability to manage the natural resources in a sustainable way.

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Diversity and inclusion; Human rights; Sustainable Development, Global

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction - Chapter 2 : Application of artificial intelligence in sustainable construction

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Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction, 2024, pp 75-91
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 9 and 11 by exploring the potential of AI tools to promote smart civil engineering.
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Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction - Chapter 3: Machine learning applications in the development of sustainable building materials to reduce carbon emission

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Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction, 2024, pages 93-121
This chapter aligns with Goals 9, 11, and 13 by focusing on the use of renewable and recyclable materials, as well as adoption of methods to reduce energy consumption and waste.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate Change, Global

Bioplastics for Sustainability - Chapter 17: The environmental sustainability of biowaste in bioplastic production

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S.C. Onwubu, Z. Obiechefu, T.H. Mokhothu, Ajay Kumar Mishra, 17 - The environmental sustainability of biowaste in bioplastic production, Editor(s): Ajay Kumar Mishra, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Bioplastics for Sustainability, Elsevier, 2024, Pages 407-428, ISBN 9780323951999
This chapter ties into Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities and Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate action by discussing the environmental sustainability of biowaste in bioplastic production, including a life cycle assessment of bioplastic production from biowaste and a comparison of its environmental impact to conventional plastics.
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Chemicals and waste; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Technology, Global

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