Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications - Chapter 1: Introduction to plant fibers and their composites

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Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Madhu Puttegowda, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, Chapter 1 - Introduction to plant fibers and their composites, Editor(s): Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications, Woodhead Publishing, 2022, Pages 1-24, ISBN 9780128245286, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824528-6.00006-0.
This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Sustainable consumption and production; Industry, Global

Long-term exposure to wildfires and cancer incidence in Canada: a population-based observational cohort study

Area of forest burned in Canada from 1986 to 2015. Orange colour shows burned area.
This is an article on the impact of residential exposure to wildfires and the incidence of various cancers, in the context of SDGs 3, 13, and 15, focusing on the need to develop exposure metrics to better estimate the chronic population health burden attributable to environmental pollutants emitted during wildfires.
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Desertification, land degradation and drought; Health and population, North America

Environmental management—International Standard ISO 14001:2015

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ISO14001, an internationally accepted standard that defines the requirements for establishing, implementing and operating an environmental management system (EMS), was updated in 2015 to have a greater focus on leadership, the context in which a company operates, as well as how the company will demonstrate legal compliance. This article is related to SDG #13, Climate Action, and SDG #16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, as it demonstrates the important influence of a strong rule of law on managing the environmental impact of business.
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Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities - Chapter 1: Cities Evolution

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Miguel Amado, Francesca Poggi, Chapter 1 - Cities Evolution, Editor(s): Miguel Amado, Francesca Poggi, Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 1-17, ISBN 9780128242773, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824277-3.00002-5. 
This chapter advances UN SDG goals 11, 13, and 7 by discussing the Smart City potential for contributing to the reduction of external dependence on fossil fuels and the promotion of renewable energy sources and the mitigation of environmental impacts and effects of climate change.
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Energy; Climate change; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Floating pollutant image target extraction algorithm based on immune extremum region

Elsevier, Digital Signal Processing: A Review Journal, Volume 123, 30 April 2022
With the continuous development of human society, people's over-exploitation of nature leads to frequent environmental problems.
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Technology; Water and sanitation, Global

Plastics and climate change breaking carbon lock-ins through three mitigation pathways

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One Earth, Volume 5, 15 April 2022, Pages 361-376
The plastic sector is hard to decarbonize due to the widespread use of fossil energy as raw materials and the complex value chains rooted across global markets. This Review article takes a synthesis of existing literature and discusses potential and challenges in deep decarbonizing the global plastic sector via the aspects of technology and governance.
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Supply chain; Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Chemicals and waste, Global

Review on milk substitutes from an environmental and nutritional point of view

Milk alternatives are compared from an environmental and nutritional point of view for more sustainable food systems.
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Climate change; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Exploring linkages between drought and HIV treatment adherence in Africa: a systematic review

Elsevier, The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, April 2022
Climate change is directly and indirectly linked to human health, including through access to treatment and care.
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Climate change; Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Africa

National responsibility for ecological breakdown: a fair-shares assessment of resource use, 1970–2017

Elsevier, The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, April 2022
Background: Human impacts on earth-system processes are overshooting several planetary boundaries, driving a crisis of ecological breakdown.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Climate change, Global

The potential for indoor fans to change air conditioning use while maintaining human thermal comfort during hot weather: an analysis of energy demand and associated greenhouse gas emissions

Elsevier, The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, April 2022
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Background: Increasing air conditioner use for cooling indoor spaces has the potential to be a primary driver of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Climate change; Health and wellbeing, Oceania

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