Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tek Maraseni, Duc-Anh An-Vo, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Kate Reardon-Smith
Summary: Climate change has multifaceted impacts on social, economic, and environmental values, requiring integrated solutions to minimize conflicts. Research demonstrates the potential for increased crop production, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and positive economic outcomes through optimal use of land and water resources. This integrated approach can inform government policies for achieving equitable and sustainable balance across multiple areas.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guohua Chang, Hao Liu, Zhuoxin Yin, Jinxiang Wang, Kaiming Li, Tianpeng Gao
Summary: In the context of China's commitment to the double carbon goal, promoting agricultural carbon emission reduction is currently an important research topic. Assessing the carbon sequestration level of crops has a positive impact on enhancing agricultural carbon sinks and reducing carbon emissions. The carbon budget analysis in the Jinchang arid oasis of northwest China showed that increasing the proportion of the area planted with corn was beneficial in enhancing regional carbon sequestration, and chemical fertilizer and agricultural film were the main carbon sources.
Article
Economics
Jerome Dumortier, Miguel Carriquiry, Amani Elobeid
Summary: Increased biofuel production and policy changes in key regions like Brazil, the European Union, and the United States have significantly impacted land use, commodity prices, and global trade. Future projections suggest that improvements in fuel efficiency and vehicle electrification will lead to lower demand for gasoline, diesel, and biofuels. A 30% reduction in ethanol consumption in the US and EU due to increased fuel efficiency is expected to result in lower global commodity prices, changes in trade patterns, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Long-term policy implications may arise from changes in fuel efficiency requirements or ethanol blending limits, affecting commodity prices, trade, and emissions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin Swails, Kristell Hergoualc'h, Jia Deng, Steve Frolking, Nisa Novita
Summary: The study finds that current IPCC emission factors for oil palm on organic soil may overestimate CO2 emissions and underestimate N2O emissions from peat decomposition. It also suggests that temporal variation in emissions should be considered for further improvement of emission factors.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
M. Crippa, E. Solazzo, D. Guizzardi, F. Monforti-Ferrario, F. N. Tubiello, A. Leip
Summary: Data on GHG emissions from the global food system are often scattered and unavailable, but EDGAR-FOOD provides a consistent database from 1990 to 2015. The largest contributions to food-system emissions come from agriculture and supply chain activities, representing 34% of total global GHG emissions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elias Soltani, Afshin Soltani, Majid Alimagham, Eskandar Zand
Summary: A modeling system was used to calculate the resource footprints in agricultural production systems in Iran, with the highest land footprint observed in pulses and oil grains. The lowest water footprint was found in silage corn, while the highest water footprints were observed in oil grains. The production of energy, fuel, electricity, and GHG emissions were higher in irrigated cropping systems compared to rainfed systems. Livestock and poultry products, especially red meat, had the highest ecological footprint among the products.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Forestry
Sigit D. Sasmito, Pierre Taillardat, Letisha S. Fong, Jonathan W. F. Ren, Hanna Sundahl, Lahiru Wijedasa, Aditya Bandla, Nura Arifin-Wong, Ashwin Sridhar Sudarshan, Suria Tarigan, Muh Taufik, Sorain J. Ramchunder, Massimo Lupascu, David Taylor
Summary: Peatlands play a crucial role in both responding to and influencing climate change. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of understanding the carbon dynamics and land-use impacts on tropical peatlands. A systematic review is needed to guide future research in this area and provide consistent guidelines for emissions reduction targets in the forestry and land-use sector.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Thomas Puschmann, Dario Quattrocchi
Summary: This paper presents an approach to address the challenge of data sharing in scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting by using sustainable finance as a connecting element. A prototype was developed to evaluate its applicability, and the findings suggest that a digital data infrastructure can improve the calculation of scope 3 GHG emissions, but the quality of the data is crucial.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rose Jennings, Andrew D. Henderson, Alexis Phelps, Kathryn M. Janda, Alexandra E. van den Berg
Summary: The U.S. agri-food system is a driver of climate change and other impacts. Shifting American dietary patterns is critical to achieve environmental targets.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nathaniel C. Lawrence, Carlos G. Tenesaca, Andy VanLoocke, Steven J. Hall
Summary: The study found variations in N2O emissions from different types of soils in the US Corn Belt, with higher emissions from soils with moderately to severely impaired drainage and lower emissions from well-drained soils. Addressing N2O emissions from wet Corn Belt soils may have greater leverage in achieving climate sustainability compared to soil carbon sequestration.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Grace C. Wu, Justin S. Baker, Christopher M. Wade, Gordon C. McCord, Joseph E. Fargione, Petr Havlik
Summary: Healthy diets have the potential to significantly contribute towards meeting long-term climate goals in the land use sector in the United States by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and land use emissions.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rodrigo Gomes Tavora Maia, Hugo Bozelli
Summary: This paper analyzes the importance of considering land use change (LUC) in biofuels policy in Brazil and calculates the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from LUC in the Brazilian territory using the methods of REDII and Decision 2010/335. The research finds that only 10% of the Brazilian territory, if replaced by sugarcane crop, may produce first-generation sugarcane ethanol (E1G) with lower GHG emissions compared to gasoline.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dan Chen, Cong Wang, Yong Li, Xinliang Liu, Yi Wang, Jianqiao Qin, Jinshui Wu
Summary: The study revealed that converting Masson pine forests to tea plantations initially resulted in net carbon losses and net greenhouse gas emissions, mainly due to changes in ecosystem carbon balance and gas emissions following vegetation conversion.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maegen B. Simmonds, Alan V. Di Vittorio, Claire Jahns, Emma Johnston, Andrew Jones, Peter S. Nico
Summary: Land-use and cover change plays a crucial role in climate change mitigation, but achieving emission reduction targets faces challenges due to competing land use priorities and uncertainties. Research shows that in jurisdictions with wildfire mitigation goals, strategies that reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration can offset fuel reduction emissions effectively.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Cosimo Magazzino, Giovanni Cerulli, Umer Shahzad, Salahuddin Khan
Summary: This study establishes linkages among urbanization, economic growth, land use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It aims to draw conclusions and policies for different income levels regarding urbanization and agriculture's impact on environmental pollution. The study uses panel data and regression methods to investigate the effects of land use, urbanization growth, and economic progress on pollution levels. The findings show that urban population positively affects emissions, while GDP has a negative effect, indicating that increasing efficiency can reduce emissions.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Daniela Fuertner, Enrique Alejandro Perdomo Echenique, Stefan J. Hoertenhuber, Peter Schwarzbauer, Franziska Hesser
Summary: The rising demand for bio-based products puts pressure on natural resources. Sustainable solutions are becoming increasingly important. This study investigates the sustainability of 20-year poplar Short Rotation Coppice plantations in Western Slovakia from (socio)-economic, environmental and social perspectives. Economic profitability is assessed using cost-benefit analysis, and the concept of regional value added is adopted to measure local value creation.
Article
Agronomy
Guenther Schauberger, Martin Schoenhart, Werner Zollitsch, Stefan J. Hoertenhuber, Leopold Kirner, Christian Mikovits, Johannes Baumgartner, Martin Piringer, Werner Knauder, Ivonne Anders, Konrad Andre, Isabel Hennig-Pauka
Summary: Economic risks in livestock production are caused by volatile commodities, market conditions, and environmental factors such as weather anomalies and global warming. This study examines the impact of specific adaptation measures on reducing heat stress and economic risks in confined pig and poultry production. The results show that energy-saving adaptation measures are most effective in reducing economic risks, while other measures have lower efficiency. This study has implications for farmers' decision making, agricultural policy design, and technological development.
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Wilfried Winiwarter, Barbara Amon, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Henning Friege, Markus Geupel, Luis Lassaletta, Nandula Raghuram
Summary: This article collects scientific evidence on reactive nitrogen and the UN sustainable development goals, highlighting the relevance of agriculture as a key sector for nitrogen application and its impacts on the environment. The collection provides insight from field studies, laboratory research, and modeling approaches across multiple scales and continents, offering an overview of nitrogen science in the early 21st century. The evidence presented in this collection serves as a valuable basis for a global assessment of reactive nitrogen.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Florian Grassauer, Markus Herndl, Thomas Nemecek, Christian Fritz, Thomas Guggenberger, Andreas Steinwidder, Werner Zollitsch
Summary: The study demonstrated that organic dairy farms showed higher eco-efficiency compared to conventional ones among the 44 farms assessed. Improving eco-efficiency can be achieved by increasing outputs or decreasing inputs, with a central source of influence being purchased concentrate. There is no one-size-fits-all concept for enhancing eco-efficiency in multifunctional dairy farming.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stephen J. Del Grosso, Stephen M. Ogle, Cynthia Nevisonc, Ram Gurung, William J. Parton, Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Ward Smith, Wilfried Winiwarter, Brian Grant, Mario Tenuta, Ernie Marx, Shannon Spencer, Stephen Williams
Summary: This article points out that the calculation of N2O emissions is likely underestimated in cold climate regions, which poses additional risks to achieving long-term climate goals. Current reporting frameworks mainly focus on reducing carbon compounds, but the accurate accounting and mitigation of N2O are also crucial.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Antonia Katharina Ruckli, Stefan Josef Hoertenhuber, Paolo Ferrari, Jonathan Guy, Juliane Helmerichs, Robert Hoste, Carmen Hubbard, Nadja Kasperczyk, Christine Leeb, Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Anna Valros, Sabine Dippel
Summary: This article describes a sustainability assessment tool for pig farms and evaluates its suitability by applying it to 63 European pig farms. The tool provides a comprehensive assessment of the sustainability of pig production, although further development and optimization are needed in some aspects.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yun Shu, Jingnan Hu, Shaohui Zhang, Wolfgang Schoepp, Wei Tang, Jinhong Du, Janusz Cofala, Gregor Kiesewetter, Robert Sander, Wilfried Winiwarter, Zbigniew Klimont, Jens Borken-Kleefeld, Markus Amann, Haisheng Li, Youjiang He, Jinmin Zhao, Deyuan Xie
Summary: City clusters in China, particularly the 2 + 26 Cities, play a crucial role in reducing air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions. By adjusting the structure of industries, energy, transport, and land use, significant reductions in PM2.5, SO2, NOx, NH3, and CO2 emissions can be achieved. However, the emission reduction potentials vary greatly among different regions due to differences in energy structure, industrial composition, and policy enforcement.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wenjia Cai, Chi Zhang, Shihui Zhang, Yuqi Bai, Max Callaghan, Nan Chang, Bin Chen, Huiqi Chen, Liangliang Cheng, Xueqin Cui, Hancheng Dai, Bawuerjiang Danna, Wenxuan Dong, Weicheng Fan, Xiaoyi Fang, Tong Gao, Yang Geng, Dabo Guan, Yixin Hu, Junyi Hua, Cunrui Huang, Hong Huang, Jianbin Huang, Linlang Jiang, Qiaolei Jiang, Xiaopeng Jiang, Hu Jin, Gregor Kiesewetter, Lu Liang, Borong Lin, Hualiang Lin, Huan Liu, Qiyong Liu, Tao Liu, Xiaobo Liu, Xinyuan Liu, Zhao Liu, Zhu Liu, Shuhan Lou, Chenxi Lu, Zhenyu Luo, Wenjun Meng, Hui Miao, Chao Ren, Marina Romanello, Wolfgang Schopp, Jing Su, Xu Tang, Can Wang, Qiong Wang, Laura Warnecke, Sanmei Wen, Wilfried Winiwarter, Yang Xie, Bing Xu, Yu Yan, Xiu Yang, Fanghong Yao, Le Yu, Jiacan Yuan, Yiping Zeng, Jing Zhang, Lu Zhang, Rui Zhang, Shangchen Zhang, Shaohui Zhang, Qi Zhao, Dashan Zheng, Hao Zhou, Jingbo Zhou, Margaret Fu-Chun Chan Fung, Yong Luo, Peng Gong
Summary: This report highlights the urgency for China to accelerate adaptation and mitigation efforts in order to mitigate the negative health impacts of increasing climate change hazards.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Elnaz Amirahmadi, Jan Moudry, Petr Konvalina, Stefan Josef Hortenhuber, Mohammad Ghorbani, Reinhard W. Neugschwandtner, Zhixiang Jiang, Theresa Krexner, Marek Kopecky
Summary: This study compares the environmental impacts of conventional and organic rice farming using life cycle assessment (LCA) and finds that, with a few exceptions, conventional rice production has higher environmental impacts than organic rice production.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Stefan J. Hoertenhuber, Verena Groessbacher, Lisa Schanz, Werner J. Zollitsch
Summary: This study focuses on the impact of changed feeding practices on enteric and excreta emissions from cattle and pigs. The implementation of the IPCC-2019 guidelines led to reduced enteric CH4 emissions and increased N-ex and VSex excretion, especially from dairy cows. Uncertainties in emissions and excreta were analyzed and linked to protein consumption. The study suggests that future mitigation potential lies in reducing dietary protein content and using feed additives, particularly for ruminants.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Rychla, Barbara Amon, Melynda Hassouna, Tony J. van der Weerden, Wilfried Winiwarter
Summary: Understanding the costs of emission abatement measures is crucial for effective reduction efforts. This study summarizes and discusses current knowledge on costs and effects of selected ammonia mitigation measures in livestock production. The results show significant differences between countries and models, influenced by system boundaries, geographic and structural conditions. More consistent assessments are needed to improve the evaluation base for other abatement options.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zehui Liu, Harald E. Rieder, Christian Schmidt, Monika Mayer, Yixin Guo, Wilfried Winiwarter, Lin Zhang
Summary: Excessive reactive nitrogen (Nr) contributes significantly to PM2.5 air pollution in Europe, posing health challenges. This study identifies optimal Nr control strategies for Europe, considering emission estimations, air quality modeling, exposure-mortality modeling, Nr control experiments, and cost data. The results show that reducing Nr emissions would greatly reduce PM2.5 and premature deaths in Europe, with NH3 control being more cost-effective than NOx control.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Eric A. Davidson, Wilfried Winiwarter
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ana Maria Roxana Petrescu, Chunjing Qiu, Matthew J. McGrath, Philippe Peylin, Glen P. Peters, Philippe Ciais, Rona L. Thompson, Aki Tsuruta, Dominik Brunner, Matthias Kuhnert, Bradley Matthews, Paul I. Palmer, Oksana Tarasova, Pierre Regnier, Ronny Lauerwald, David Bastviken, Lena Hoeglund-Isaksson, Wilfried Winiwarter, Giuseppe Etiope, Tuula Aalto, Gianpaolo Balsamo, Vladislav Bastrikov, Antoine Berchet, Patrick Brockmann, Giancarlo Ciotoli, Giulia Conchedda, Monica Crippa, Frank Dentener, Christine D. Groot Zwaaftink, Diego Guizzardi, Dirk Guenther, Jean-Matthieu Haussaire, Sander Houweling, Greet Janssens-Maenhout, Massaer Kouyate, Adrian Leip, Antti Leppanen, Emanuele Lugato, Manon Maisonnier, Alistair J. Manning, Tiina Markkanen, Joe McNorton, Marilena Muntean, Gabriel D. Oreggioni, Prabir K. Patra, Lucia Perugini, Isabelle Pison, Maarit T. Raivonen, Marielle Saunois, Arjo J. Segers, Pete Smith, Efisio Solazzo, Hanqin Tian, Francesco N. Tubiello, Timo Vesala, Guido R. van der Werf, Chris Wilson, Soenke Zaehle
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive synthesis of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the European Union and UK using various methods. It compares the results with national greenhouse gas inventories reported by parties and identifies differences in estimates due to the inclusion of natural and anthropogenic fluxes. It highlights the importance of spatial distribution and attribution of emissions in monitoring and mitigating anthropogenic emissions under the Paris Agreement. Rating: 8 out of 10.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)