Lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment by combining ground source heat pumps, photovoltaics and battery storage

Elsevier, Energy and Buildings, Volume 180, 1 December 2018
Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) have been suggested to replace gas-based heating in urban environments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help to comply with the Paris Agreement.
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Supporting healthy route choice for commuter cyclists: The trade-off between travel time and pollutant dose

Elsevier, Operations Research for Health Care, Volume 19, December 2018
Cyclists form the most vulnerable road user group in terms of injury from traffic accidents, as well as exposure to traffic-related air pollution.
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Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable transport; Health and population, Global

RELX Group SDG Inspiration Days: videos from Amsterdam and Silicon Valley

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November 28, 2018
In 2018, RELX Group hosted two SDG Inspiration Days to inspire scalable, collaborative action on the 17 SDGs, with particular emphasis on disruptive technology at Silicon Valley and on partnerships at Amsterdam. Watch videos of the speakers from the two days.
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Pollutec, the international trade show for environmental equipment, technologies and services

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Born in 1978, Pollutec is recognized today as the reference meeting place for environment professionals. The event develops multiple SDGs, including SDGs 6 (clean water and sanitation), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 12 (responsible consumption and production) and 13 (climate action).
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Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations: Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment

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Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment, Editor(s): Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Foundations for Sustainability, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 205-230
This chapter contributes to SDGs 15, 13, and 11 by presenting technologies and applications for addressing climate change as a result of human activity on land.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems - Chapter 24: Global Growth Trends and the Future of Solar Power: Leading Countries, Segments and Their Prospects

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A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems With Special Focus on Photovoltaic Systems, 2018, Pages 469-484.
This chapter addresses goals 11 and 8 by examining the growth of solar photovoltaic power across regions and countries, as well as offering some predictions as to how and where future development will take place.
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Circular Economy in Textiles and Apparel - Chapter 1: Introduction and the concept of circular economy

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Miguel Angel Gardetti, Chapter 1 - Introduction and the concept of circular economy, Editor(s): Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Circular Economy in Textiles and Apparel, Woodhead Publishing, 2019, Pages 1-11, ISBN 9780081026304,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102630-4.00001-7.
This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Sustainable consumption and production; Industry; Circular Economy, Global

Foundations for Sustainability - Chapter 9: Sustainability: A Goal for All

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Foundations for Sustainability, A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations, 2019, Pages 231-247
This book chapter addresses goals 15, 11 and 13 by exploring how systems and network ecology can contribute towards the larger goal of sustainability.
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Science; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Sustainability, Energy and Architecture - Chapter 13: Key Characteristics of Top Performing Sustainable Buildings from the Perspective of the Users

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Sustainability, Energy and Architecture, Case Studies in Realizing Green Buildings, 2013, Pages 359-385.

 
This chapter advances goals 11 and 7 by analysing the users' perceptions of thirty-one sustainable commercial and institutional buildings located in a range of climatic zones.
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Energy; Green economy; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Key Performance Indicators, Global

Towards Sustainable Road Transport - Chapter 2: Drivers for Change

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Towards Sustainable Road Transport, 2014, Pages 65-85
The road transport scene is changing rapidly under the stimulus of new vehicle and engine technology, as well as global political and socio-economic pressures. Through discussion of these issues, this chapter advances goals 11 and 7.
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