Nano-Biosorbents for Decontamination of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution - Chapter 7 - Nanomaterials for removal of heavy metals from wastewater

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Fahmeeda Kausar, Ahmad Reza Bagheri, Tahir Rasheed, Muhammad Bilal, Komal Rizwan, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal,
This chapter focuses on various nanomaterials including metal-based nanomaterials, metal oxide nanomaterials, biochar-supported nanomaterials, and their potential applications in removal of heavy metals from wastewater.
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Soil Pollutants, Global

Energy Communities - Chapter 17: Grid-friendly clean energy communities and induced intracommunity cash flows through peer-to-peer trading

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Reinhard Madlener, Robert Crump, 17 - Grid-friendly clean energy communities and induced intracommunity cash flows through peer-to-peer trading. Editor(s): Sabine Löbbe, Fereidoon Sioshansi, David Robinson, 'Energy Communities', Academic Press, 2022, Pages 277-301, ISBN 9780323911351
This chapter advances UN SDG goals 7 and 11 by supporting clean and sustainable energy and power systems
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Renewable Energy and Sustainability - Chapter 1: Sustainability-Concept and its application in the energy sector

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Imran Khan, Md. Sahabuddin, Chapter 1 - Sustainability---Concept and its application in the energy sector, Editor(s): Imran Khan, Renewable Energy and Sustainability, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 1-22, ISBN 9780323886680.
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7, 11, and 12 by discussing the concept of sustainability as it relates to sustainable energy development, and highlighting the various assessment methods that can be used
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Renewable Energy and Sustainability - Chapter 14: Climate change, sustainability, and renewable energy in developing economies

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Mahfuz Kabir, Zobaidul Kabir, Nigar Sultana, Chapter 14 - Climate change, sustainability, and renewable energy in developing economies, Editor(s): Imran Khan, Renewable Energy and Sustainability, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 377-415, ISBN 9780323886680, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-88668-0.00001-2.
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7, 11, and 12 by discussing the challenges and prospects of adopting renewable energy technologies, and making recommendations on the incentives and investment in research and development, market expansion, and the government's pro-active fiscal and monetary policy support to facilitate the rapid expansion of renewable energy in developing economies.
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Energy; Sustainable consumption and production; Technology; Emerging Renewable Energy Sources; Renewable Energy Access, Global

Materials and Sustainable Development, Second Edition - Chapter 18: Wave Power

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Michael F. Ashby, Chapter 18 - Wave Power, Editor(s): Michael F. Ashby, Materials and Sustainable Development (Second Edition), Butterworth-Heinemann, 2024, Pages 409-424, ISBN 9780323983617, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-98361-7.00018-X.
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 7 and 11 by explores a possible sustainable development: building wave-energy capture systems that can make a significant contribution, meaning at least 10% of a nation’s energy needs.
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Policies for energy conservation and sufficiency: Review of existing policies and recommendations for new and effective policies in OECD countries

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Energy and Buildings, Volume 264, 1 June 2022
The Paris Agreement goal of stabilizing temperature below 1.5C calls for a reduction of global energy consumption. Energy Efficiency policies are necessary but not sufficient to reduce energy consumption. Energy Conservation and Energy Sufficiency Policies complement Energy Efficiency policies, together they can reduce energy demand. The article presents some existing and new policies which address sufficiency. There is the need for coherent policy package with different types of policy instruments addressing efficiency and sufficiency.
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Materials and Sustainable Development, Second Edition - Chapter 3: What is a "Sustainable Development"

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Michael F. Ashby, Chapter 3 - What is a ‘Sustainable Development’?, Editor(s): Michael F. Ashby, Materials and Sustainable Development (Second Edition), Butterworth-Heinemann, 2022, Pages 51-68, ISBN 9780323983617.
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 11 and 12 by defining what is meant by a 'sustainable development' and describing the challenges inherent in planning one.
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Desertification in the Mu Us Sandy Land in China: Response to climate change and human activity from 2000 to 2020

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Geography and Sustainability, Volume 3, June 2022
This study quantitatively analyzed the response of fractional vegetation cover (FVC) to climate change and human activities in the Mu Us Sandy Land (MUSL).
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Sustainable city development challenged by extreme weather in a warming world

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Geography and Sustainability, Volume 3, June 2022
This study found that increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events caused by human-induced climate change challenges progress on sustainable city development, but could also accelerate activities to enable cities to become more resilient.
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Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Asia

Handbook of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Photovoltaic Systems - 5 - Optimization of photovoltaic systems based on artificial intelligence techniques

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Handbook of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Photovoltaic Systems: Modeling, Control, Optimization, Forecasting and Fault Diagnosis, 2022, Pages 149-182
This chapter contributes to SDG goals 7 and 11 by exploring optimization of photovoltaic systems using artificial intelligence techniques, meaning improved production and use of this essential renewable energy source.
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