The carbon intensity of human well-being (CIWB) is an effective indicator for measuring the progress of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Compared with production-based accounting, consumption-based CIWB is more useful for the dual tasks of improving cost-effectiveness and increasing equity. Therefore, this study for the first time estimated consumption-based CIWB in 176 countries from 1990 to

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. peaked and declined in the first decade of the 21st century, largely attributed to the increased use of natural gas and renewable energy replacing coal. However, if and to what extent household consumption also played a role in this trend is still debated. Finding demand-side options is necessary to hedge against the risks of technology solutions failing to

This paper explores the pricing of green bonds in the Italian primary and secondary market and their implications for sustainability by investigating the effect that a green label has on a bond's spread through propensity score matching. From a sample of 420 fixed-rate, euro-denominated bonds priced at on the euro mid-swap from 2014 to the first half of 2021, bonds with a green label are matched with

A crucial prerequisite for recycling forming an integral part of municipal solid waste management is sorting valuable materials from source-separated municipal solid waste. China's waste sorting remains low, making it imperative to research waste sorting and provide scientific policy recommendations to promote waste sorting. China's low levels in waste sorting result from low household level participation

Interactive data visualization tools for residential energy data are instrumental indicators for analyzing end user behavior. These visualizations can be used as continuous home feedback systems and can be accessed from mobile devices using touch-based applications. Visualizations have to be carefully selected in order for them to partake in the behavioral transformation that end users are encouraged

One of the main barriers for the wide penetration of fuel cell electric vehicles is the lack of proper infrastructures for hydrogen transportation that hinders the implantation of refuelling stations. This barrier could be overcome by deploying onsite hydrogen generators based on mature electrolysis and hydrogen storage technologies. This way, the necessity of hydrogen transportation is avoided. In

The use of recycled aggregate concrete can reduce the use of primary resources as well as the amount of waste generated. However, the diffusion of recycled aggregate concrete requires the price competitiveness. This study investigated the question of what the optimal price for recycled aggregate concrete should be in order to be generally accepted and what monetary measures can be taken to increase

The increasing electric vehicle (EV) market increases interest in used batteries, making the evaluation of second life battery degradation and their environmental impact important to understand. This study assesses a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC)–lithium titanate oxide (LTO) battery using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, considering two scenarios for the second life of the battery: the

Waste soil produced from construction sites currently emerges as a big problem to environment. These soils cannot be reused directly cause of its weakness in strength properties. Hence, this study focuses on improving mechanical properties of waste soil by using cement and corn husk fiber. The environment has also benefited from using corn husk fiber since corn husk is agricultural by-product. In order

This research examines the spatial effect of financial development and technological innovation on green growth in China using the Spatial Durbin Model (SDM) based on the 30 provinces’ panel data from 2011 to 2018. The green growth index is measured by using Entropy Weight Method (EWM). The results show that: First, the development scale of financial institutions (lnFDS) in the local province has a

Due to the high cost of climate action, planners and policy makers require consistent guidance on possible strategies that enable the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions at low costs. The development of such strategies needs to consider the many possible choices that exist across energy as well as CO2 capture, utilization and storage systems for a given location. In addition, the integrated systems

Lithium and lithium isotopes are important for clean energy development. By introducing ionic liquid, the extraction performance of crown ethers for lithium ions can be significantly improved. However, the enhancement mechanism of ionic liquids in the system is not clear, which directly limits the selection of suitable ionic liquids for various applications. In this work, the synergy mechanisms of

Innovation through modular product design is a promising strategy for product lifetime extension and material recyclability. Yet, sustainability benefits of the design do not automatically come into effect, but require additional process innovation through service activities that have to be attractive and made use of by users. This study investigates to what extent sustainability-focused modular product

Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the oil and gas (O&G) industry had been facing disruptions in terms of an energy transition phase that include the focus on the use of renewable energy equipment, transport electrification, decarbonization, and waste elimination among others. However, the contraction in global travel and remote working habits owing to the pandemic really set off disruptions

From the production of raw materials to the construction of a building, construction activities consume large quantities of water as embodied water. In fact, over 16% of global water use occurs in construction activities. Total embodied water of a building includes water directly used in construction activities, water indirectly consumed in the production and delivery of construction materials, and

Reducing negative impacts on the environment is the main benefit of green buildings. However, these benefits are typically evaluated using environmental indicators with different units and implications. Thus, comparisons among different technologies and projects with various benefits are difficult to perform. Moreover, the impact of green building development on economic system is difficult to analyze

This work provides an overview of recent graphical approaches which can provide beneficial support for various applications enhancing cleaner production and, consequently, sustainability. Graphical tools, mostly based on a physical inside, play an important role in the decision-making process in engineering and can also be in cleaner production and contribute to sustainability. They have the advantage

In recent years, there has been a phenomenal growth in procurement research towards a circular economy (CE). However, to date, there is a lack of systematic synthesis of this body of knowledge hindering theoretical development. This work aims to investigate the current state of circular procurement (CP) in both the public and private sectors through a systematic literature review. To this end, this

China's rapid urbanization has resulted in increasing household electricity consumption (HEC). However, significant urban-rural disparity exists due to different consumption behaviors and income levels. Thus, it is crucial to uncover the key drivers of HEC so that appropriate policies can be raised to facilitate the achievement of China's carbon neutrality targets. This study aims to uncover the heterogeneity

Climate Change is the hot topic in world scenarios and UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), a convention of the United Nations enables sustainable resource utilization. Disposing of industrial and agricultural wastes into air, water and land poses a great threat to mankind and the environment. Effective utilization of waste including hazardous nature can be subsumed pragmatically

Sustainability provides a research paradigm that when embedded into management language, theory, and method, provides a systems approach to drawing interconnections between business activities and grand societal challenges. With mounting evidence detailing the salience of sustainable business transformations, the gap between conventional management research and practice is stark. With little formal

The current climate emergency has already impacted life on Earth with increasingly extreme, prolonged, and frequent weather events. One of the most critical consequences is the progressive desertification of lands, leading to a scarcity of safe and sustainably sourced freshwater supplies. Water availability is entwined with regional economic and social benefits, as well as environmental and ecosystem

The excessive production of bauxite residue (red mud) in the Bayer process is one of the major challenges amongst alumina producers. The Pedersen process is known as a combination of smelting reduction of bauxite and leaching treatment of the produced slag for alumina production, and the process also produces an inert bauxite residue (grey mud), which is more suitable for further processing compared

As a kind of clean heating and cooling equipment with high energy efficiency ratio, ground source heat pump (GSHP) has been widely used in the integrated energy system (IES). However, the output of different types of power by GSHP in different seasons will cause seasonal scheduling problems. Therefore, this study constructs a seasonal differential scheduling model of IES with surface-water GSHP and

The purpose of the article is to contribute to structuring the problem of how to advance a sustainable energy transition and achieve carbon neutrality goals while ensuring a democratic and inclusive process, by drawing on a pilot case – i.e., the energy transition in Portugal. By building on approaches and concepts from the Sustainability Transitions research field, the article explores perceptions

Reducing the carbon footprint of companies will be essential if we are to stabilise climate change. However, many researchers are concerned that companies will simply transfer their carbon emissions to another party resulting in carbon leakage rather than emissions reduction. Thus, there is a need to thoroughly investigate what drives companies to transfer carbon emissions as opposed to reducing them

Reorienting teacher education should be placed at the heart of reorienting education towards sustainable development. This requires that teacher education institutes reorient and redefine their outcome standards as well as redesign their training programs accordingly to incorporate and implement Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Although many efforts have been made to promote ESD in teacher