Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Mazibar Rahman, Nishat Anan, Abu Hashan Md Mashud, Mahmudul Hasan, Ming-Lang Tseng
Summary: This study evaluates the CO2 emission factors of 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific region, focusing on their consumption of products and services. It finds significant emissions from China, Japan, and India, with the household sector being the main contributor. The study highlights the importance of understanding the effects of consumption on carbon emissions and formulating effective carbon mitigation plans.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Kehan He, Zhifu Mi, Jin Zhang, Jinkai Li, D'Maris Coffman
Summary: China's domestic CO2 emissions are unevenly distributed, with increasing emissions from the less developed northwest region to the rest of China. This trend is attributed to industrial upgrading and disparity in regional development. Additionally, CO2 emissions exported from China to the rest of the world have decreased, with other developing countries filling the gap. Policy makers need to be alerted to prevent further pollution migration.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ruifang Ma, Xinqi Zheng, Chunxiao Zhang, Jiayang Li, Yin Ma
Summary: With the development of the economy and increased resident consumption levels, carbon emissions from resident consumption in China are increasing. There are significant regional differences in consumption-based carbon dioxide emissions, with a decreasing trend from southeast to northwest. Housing and transportation are the major contributors to carbon emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Weiming Chen, Zhenjun Zhang, Kaiyuan Chen
Summary: The power sector plays a crucial role in China's rapid economic growth, but it also has significant carbon emissions and water consumption. The green transformation of this sector has become a priority in provincial economic and environmental policies, yet the complex inter-provincial power sector linkage hinders policy coordination and complementarity. To address this issue, we quantify the economic and environmental impacts of inter-provincial power sector linkage in China and propose differentiated provincial and sectoral policies for a green transformation. Our findings show that industrial provinces face higher economic costs in low-carbon transformation, while emission reduction policies in East and North China can lead to greater water conservation.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yukun Qian, Heran Zheng, Jing Meng, Yuli Shan, Ya Zhou, Dabo Guan
Summary: The consumption-based carbon emissions of 47 cities in the Pearl River Basin in China vary greatly, with the largest seven cities accounting for over half of the total emissions. Infrastructure development is a major driving force, with construction, heavy industry, and services sectors contributing the most to emissions.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chen Lin, Le Zhang, Zhengtao Zhang
Summary: The rise of emerging economies has changed the production structure of the global industrial chain, leading to an increase in global industrial CO2 emissions. Research shows that the participation of China and ASEAN in global value chains has increased global CO2 emissions, but emissions from Chinese energy and raw material production have gradually decreased, while emissions from ASEAN in global industrial chains have increased. Emerging economies should focus on low-carbon consumption patterns and production technologies, and global mitigation efforts should prioritize support for emerging emitters with green technology.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yipeng Liu, Junwu Wang, Xinnan Wang, Han Wu, Feng Guo, Yinghui Song
Summary: This study used an improved import proportion method (IIPM) and input-output (I-O) method to analyze the actual CO2 emissions of China's domestic construction industry and its influencing factors. The results showed that CO2 emissions in the industry have been increasing annually, with the final demand playing a significant role in emission reduction. However, current emission reduction measures are not sufficiently effective, highlighting the need for further efforts and addressing the contradiction between growing demand and emission reduction requirements.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kuishuang Feng, Klaus Hubacek, Kaihui Song
Summary: Household carbon emissions in the US are significantly influenced by income levels, with higher income groups having much higher carbon footprints compared to lower income groups. Consumption patterns and household size also play a role in affecting carbon emissions. The US has a high average per capita carbon footprint due to factors such as reliance on private transport and heating and cooling emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Carmen Ramos, Patricio Aroca, Juan Carlos Miranda, Felipe Acum
Summary: This article aims to measure the regional imbalances in CO2 emissions in Chile in 2014 using a spatial shift-share analysis. The results show significant imbalances in the distribution of emission intensity at a regional level, which may be attributed to differences in regional economic and production systems.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lingying Pan, Ting Zhang, Weiqi Li, Zheng Li, Chenyu Zhou
Summary: This study assessed the situation and trends of sectoral CO2 emissions in China from 2002 to 2017 using a hybrid input-output model. Demand-side drivers of sectorial embodied CO2 emissions were discussed, and a CO2 emission evaluation index was defined for ranking and identifying key sectors for CO2 emissions. Targeted policy suggestions were provided, including promoting renewable energy consumption and addressing the CO2 emission potential of the tertiary industry.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yong Shi, Anda Tang, Tongsheng Yao
Summary: This study quantifies the division of environmental pollution governance responsibilities among provinces in China based on regional input-output models and emissions inventories. It explores the mechanism and characteristics of inter-provincial environmental pollution movement. The results reveal evident environmental inequities, with developed provinces gaining more economic benefits at lower costs in trade with less-developed provinces.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaolong Li, Shuaiqiang Yuan, Yang Yu, Tangyang Jiang
Summary: This study uses the energy consumption method, input-output analysis method, and structural decomposition model to examine the energy-related carbon emissions and influencing factors of China's heavy industry. The findings show that the growth tendency of energy-related carbon emissions from China's heavy industry has been effectively controlled. Optimization of the energy consumption structure, upgrading of energy utilization technologies, and the generalized technological progress rate have an inhibitory effect on energy-related carbon emissions, while the final demand effect has an increasing effect. This study not only enriches the existing research literature on energy-related carbon emissions from the heavy industry in theory but also provides guidance for efficient control in practice.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaoyun Zhang, Feng Dong
Summary: This study assesses the per capita industrial consumption-based carbon dioxide emissions inequality in provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China from 2002 to 2017. The findings show that per capita industrial production-based carbon dioxide emissions inequality is significantly greater than consumption-based inequality, and the gap is widening. Economic trade leads to carbon leakage among Chinese provinces and industrial sectors. Among the eight economic groups in China, per capita consumption is the main driving factor of consumption-based carbon dioxide emissions inequality.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Emre Unal, Boqiang Lin, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: The effects of export goods on CO2 emissions in China were calculated using input-output analysis and the hypothetical extraction method (HEM). The analysis considered China's seven largest export partners: the US, Japan, South Korea, Germany, India, the UK, and the Netherlands. The findings showed that export goods, especially intermediate goods, had the largest growth in emissions and contributed more to emissions efficiency. The US was the largest source of CO2 emissions in China, particularly in terms of final goods, and also played a significant role in emissions efficiency.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Economics
Yuwan Duan, Bingqian Yan
Summary: This study examines the impact of processing trade on China's regional CO2 emission intensity of exports from 2002 to 2012. It is found that processing exports played a significant role in making China's exports dirtier in the first period but helped them become cleaner after the crisis. The input structure reflected by the inter-industry production linkage is identified as the main reason for the different performances of EIEs in the two periods.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Ya Zhou, Kejun Li, Sheng Liang, Xuelan Zeng, Yanpeng Cai, Jing Meng, Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Zhifeng Yang
Summary: The study investigates the trends, drivers, and mitigation pathways of CO2 emissions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The results indicate that CO2 emissions in the GBA have slowed down significantly since 2017 and have decoupled from economic growth. Economic growth and energy intensity are identified as major drivers and inhibitors of CO2 emissions, respectively. Industrial upgrades and technological advances have played a significant role in curbing the growth of CO2 emissions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Benedikt Bruckner, Yuli Shan, Christina Prell, Yannan Zhou, Honglin Zhong, Kuishuang Feng, Klaus Hubacek
Summary: In our globalized economy, consumption of goods and services in the EU leads to environmental pressures and impacts that are mainly outsourced to non-EU countries, while the economic benefits stay within the EU but are unevenly distributed.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jing Meng, Jingwen Huo, Zengkai Zhang, Yu Liu, Zhifu Mi, Dabo Guan, Kuishuang Feng
Summary: International trade redistributes production activities, affecting CO2 emissions by moving them to places with different emission intensities. This study focuses on the convergence of emission intensities between exporters and importers, finding that the relocation of production activities from developed to developing countries increased global emissions in the early 2000s. However, the narrowing emission intensities and changing trade patterns have led to declining net emissions in trade in the past decade.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jinfang Tian, Qian Cheng, Rui Xue, Yilong Han, Yuli Shan
Summary: Enterprises play a critical role in promoting sustainable development as key emitters. Corporate sustainability disclosure serves as a crucial channel for stakeholders to understand a company's sustainability progress. However, limited studies have assessed sustainability disclosure at the firm level. This study utilizes machine learning techniques to analyze listed companies' management discussion and analysis reports and creates a dataset on corporate sustainability disclosure, including the Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Index (CSDI), CSDI_Economic Dimension (CSDI_ECO), CSDI_Environmental Dimension (CSDI_ENV), and CSDI_Social Dimension (CSDI_SOCI). The dataset will be updated annually and is the first of its kind at the firm level, reflecting corporate managements' sustainability attitudes and promoting the implementation of sustainable strategies.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Shuping Li, Can Cui, Jing Meng, Yuan Li, Yuli Shan, Weichen Zhao, Priti Parikh, Jiawei Yao, Dabo Guan
Summary: Emerging economies, expected to become future emission hotspots, are facing increasing scrutiny for their CO2 emissions due to urbanization and industrialization. This research compiles energy-related emissions data from 30 selective emerging economies between 2010 and 2018, identifying three growth patterns that suggest different low-carbon pathways. Overall, emissions in these economies have increased to varying degrees due to economic growth, but are partially offset by improvements in energy efficiency and changes in energy mixes. The industrial structure also plays a role in slowing down emissions, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. This research contributes to understanding the diverse emissions produced by energy in different sectors and the development of low-carbon pathways in emerging economies.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tianyang Lei, Daoping Wang, Xiang Yu, Shijun Ma, Weichen Zhao, Can Cui, Jing Meng, Shu Tao, Dabo Guan
Summary: The iron and steel industry is a major contributor to global industrial CO2 emissions, and achieving net-zero emissions in this sector requires low-carbon retrofitting. This study develops a CO2 emissions inventory for 4,883 individual iron and steel plants and provides techno-specific decarbonization roadmaps for each plant. The results show that 57% of the plants are suitable for low-carbon retrofitting, and implementing this 5 years earlier than planned could lead to significant global emissions reductions.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jingwen Huo, Jing Meng, Heran Zheng, Priti Parikh, Dabo Guan
Summary: Emerging economies need to balance improving living standards with reducing CO2 emissions, especially in terms of mobility and electricity. Many emerging economies are facing challenges in aligning their emission growth with national mitigation targets.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peipei Chen, Shaohui Zhang, Jing Meng, Tianyang Lei, Boxi Li, D'Maris Coffman
Summary: This study analyzes the energy consumption, decarbonization pathways, and synergistic impact of air pollutants in China's steel and cement industries, and finds that innovative technologies are needed to achieve carbon neutrality targets. The study also suggests that the net-zero emissions pathway relying on these innovative technologies requires less investment than the NDCs scenario. Additionally, the deployment of electric arc furnaces and carbon capture, utilization, and storage should be concentrated in specific provinces.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heran Zheng, Zengkai Zhang, Erik Dietzenbacher, Ya Zhou, Johannes Toebben, Kuishuang Feng, Daniel Moran, Meng Jiang, Yuli Shan, Daoping Wang, Xiaoyu Liu, Li Li, Dandan Zhao, Jing Meng, Jiamin Ou, Dabo Guan
Summary: Chinese cities play a crucial role in national and global carbon reduction efforts, but disparities between cities hinder overall progress. This study analyzes supply chains of Chinese cities and reveals significant carbon inequalities, with the wealthiest cities having carbon footprints comparable to the US while many others fall below the global average. By adopting differentiated low-carbon transition strategies, super-emitting cities have the potential to achieve substantial mitigation and raise living standards in other areas.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hongfang Lu, Zhao-Dong Xu, Kaihui Song, Y. Frank Cheng, Shaohua Dong, Hongyuan Fang, Haoyan Peng, Yun Fu, Dongmin Xi, Zizhe Han, Xinmeng Jiang, Yao-Rong Dong, Panpan Gai, Zhiwei Shan, Yuli Shan
Summary: Crude oil pipelines are critical to the energy industry, but accidents can have severe public health and environmental impacts, with greenhouse gas emissions, particularly methane, often overlooked. This study provides the first-ever inventory of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from crude oil pipeline accidents in the United States from 1968 to 2020, revealing that gathering pipelines contribute more emissions than transmission pipelines. Texas accounts for over 40% of the total accident-related emissions. The findings enhance the accuracy of greenhouse gas accounting for crude oil transport and support data-driven climate mitigation strategies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hai-Yue Liu, Qin Zhang, Xin Xia, Yi-Le Wang, Rui Xue, Yuli Shan
Summary: This study empirically analyzes the impact of firm outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on pro-environmental commitments, using data from Chinese listed companies between 2010 and 2020. The results demonstrate a significant positive relationship between OFDI and pro-environmental commitments. Mechanistic tests reveal that OFDI promotes these commitments through public attention and technological learning capacity. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the green effects of OFDI are more pronounced in firms with institutional investors and state ownership, as well as in firms situated in countries with more stringent environmental regulations. Further analysis reveals that OFDI-induced greater green commitments lead to real environmental and economic outcomes, including increased investments in environmental protection, reduced CO2 emissions, lower excessive debt risk, and higher innovative performance. These findings have positive implications for promoting firms' pro-environmental behavior and sustainable development.
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jinglei Wang, Dabo Guan, Zengkai Zhang, Danbo Chen, Xiang Yu
Summary: Under the dual carbon goals in China, the lack of unified disclosures of investment carbon footprint among Chinese financial institutions poses great climate-related risks. Research shows an increasing trend in financed emissions and higher exposure to carbon-intensive assets in the equity portfolios of China's fund firms. Sustainable fund firms demonstrate emission reductions and carbon efficiency gains, emphasizing the need for investment allocations in high-tech sectors and improving self-reported carbon emissions to achieve sustainable investing.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Congyu Zhao, Binyuan Liu, Jieyu Wang, Rui Xue, Yuli Shan, Can Cui, Xiucheng Dong, Kangyin Dong
Summary: This paper compiles detailed and accurate carbon emissions inventories in several Central Asian countries during the period 2010-2020. The results show that carbon emissions in Central Asian countries are increasing with significant differences. Most of the sample countries still need more effort to decouple the economy and emissions, except for Pakistan.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kejun Li, Ya Zhou, Xuanhao Huang, Huijuan Xiao, Yuli Shan
Summary: Resource-based cities are important strategic bases for securing resources in China and have made great contributions to the country's economic development. However, long-term extensive resource development has made resource-based cities a significant region constraining China from achieving comprehensive low-carbon development. Therefore, it is of great significance to explore the low-carbon transition path of resource-based cities for their energy greening, industrial transformation, and high-quality economic development.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Can Cui, Shuping Li, Weichen Zhao, Binyuan Liu, Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan
Summary: Since 2000, CO2 emissions from emerging economies have surpassed those from developed economies. Over 100 emerging economies have proposed net-zero carbon targets to limit global warming to under 1.5? by 2100. However, there is a lack of supportive data providing detailed sources and distribution of CO2 emissions at the subnational level for these economies. Therefore, this study establishes a dataset for energy-related CO2 emissions in 40 emerging economies, filling an important data gap and supporting emission reduction policymaking globally.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Alvarez-Chavez, Stephane Godbout, Mylene Genereux, Caroline Cote, Alain N. Rousseau, Sebastien Fournel
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alternative filtering materials and bed aeration on the retention of nutrients and fecal bacteria in woodchip bedded stand-off pads for cows. The results showed that the alternative biofilters were more efficient in removing COD, SS, TN, and NO3-N, while conventional biofilters were more efficient for PO4-P removal. Aeration did not have a significant effect under the tested temperature conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yike Zhang, Zengyi Ma, Zhuoting Fang, Yuandong Qian, Zhiping Huang, Yilong Ye, Jianhua Yan
Summary: This study investigates the application of oxygen enrichment melting technology in the melting of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. The results demonstrate that oxygen enrichment technology can reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as decrease pollution emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangang Xiao, Mingkai Leng, Philip Greenwood, Rongqin Zhao, Zhixiang Xie, Zengtao You, Junguo Liu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of grazing exclusion on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and vegetation recovery. It finds that grazing exclusion can increase the potential for SOC accumulation, and higher annual precipitation is positively correlated with SOC accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice Cantoni, Jessica Ianes, Beatrice Bertolo, Selena Ziccardi, Francesco Maffini, Manuela Antonelli
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of ozonation and adsorption as in-series processes compared to standalone processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water. The combination of both processes proves to be more effective than adsorption and ozonation alone. Ozonation improves the adsorption performance of poorly-oxidizable CECs but worsens that of well-oxidizable compounds. This research highlights the importance of considering both processes in the removal of CECs in drinking water treatment plants.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Li, Bingjun Liu, Yang Lu, Jianyu Fu
Summary: A new Standardized compound Drought and Saltwater intrusion Index (SDSI) was developed to detect changes in the severity of CDSEs in six estuaries. The study found that saltwater intrusion plays a dominant role in influencing SDSI severity, and CDSEs vary in frequency, duration and severity among different estuaries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong-Qiang Li, Rui Sun, Chong-Miao Zhang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Rui-tao Chen, Jian Zhao, Hua-dong Gu, Huan-Cai Yin
Summary: In this study, an electron beam excitation multi-wavelength ultraviolet (EBE-MW-UV) system was established and found to have significantly higher microbial inactivation effects compared to single-wavelength UV-LEDs in water. Mechanism analysis revealed that EBE-MW-UV damaged microbial DNA and proteins, and generated additional reactive oxygen species, leading to microbial inactivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaili Ma, Xinxin Han, Qiujuan Li, Yu Kong, Qiaoli Liu, Xu Yan, Yahong Luo, Xiaopin Li, Huiyang Wen, Zhiguo Cao
Summary: This study reveals that the use of a tryptophan-degrading microbial consortium (TDC) can enhance the hydrolysis efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS), increasing the yield and quality of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and improving the solubilization and release of organic substances from WAS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Xiong, Rui Li
Summary: Incorporating Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) into land use planning can provide informed land management decisions. This study evaluates the ESV of Guizhou Province in China's karst region. The results show an increase in total ESV over the past two decades due to ecological restoration projects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Geetha Jenifel
Summary: This article discusses the importance of water and the pollution of freshwater resources, and introduces the use of machine learning models and blockchain technology to predict and protect water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stanslaus Terengia Materu, Taotao Chen, Chang Liu, Daocai Chi, Meng Jun
Summary: The study showed that H2SO4-modified biochar can reduce P leaching, increase soil available P, and enhance plant P uptake in alternate wetting and drying irrigation systems. Biochar additions B20A and IAWDB20A-M were effective in improving yield, reducing P leaching, and increasing APB.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Nouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Mark Van Loosdrecht
Summary: This study focuses on the development of an air-lift bio-electrochemical reactor (ALBER) with a continuous feeding regime to enhance nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater. The effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), N -NH+4 /TN ratio, and current density on the reactor performance was investigated, and the ALBER achieved a maximum TN removal of 73%. The results suggest that the ALBER has potential for treating industrial wastewater at low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peifang Wang, Guoxiang You, Yang Gao, Juan Chen, Xun Wang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study investigated the ecological processes of microbial communities and N- and P-transformation processes in multistage agricultural drainage ditches. The results showed that the microbial communities were co-shaped by agricultural practices and ditch size, which further governed the N and P removal performance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofeng Niu, Huan Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Songguang Xie, Jun Xu
Summary: Microorganisms play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance, and environmental stressors can affect the assembly processes of microbial communities. The study found that different stressors have opposite effects on microbial community assembly in water and sediment, and warming has different influences compared to herbicides and nutrients.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuqing Tan, Qiming Cheng, Fengwei Lyu, Fei Liu, Linhao Liu, Yihong Su, Shaochun Yuan, Wenyu Xiao, Zhen Liu, Yao Chen
Summary: The exacerbation of global warming, extreme weather events, and rapid urbanization have led to increased flooding in urban areas. China has adopted sponge city as an efficient means of preventing and controlling urban floods. Using a SWMM-FVCOM model, the hydrological reduction and control effect of sponge city construction (SPCC) within a university campus were evaluated. The study found that implementing SPCC effectively mitigates surface runoff and reduces the severity of urban flooding. However, the efficacy of runoff control decreases with longer rainfall return periods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhonghan Chen, Qiuyan Li, Shibo Yan, Juan Xu, Qiaoyun Lin, Zhuangming Zhao, Ziying He
Summary: Tidal rivers are important biochemical reaction channels, receiving carbon from wastewater and agricultural drains, affecting CO2 emissions. Through modeling and data analysis, researchers explored carbon distribution, emissions, and greenhouse effects, emphasizing the potential of river management to change global CO2 emissions under climate change.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)