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Richard Florida, Andres Rodriguez-Pose, Michael Storper
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Summary: The concept of net-zero carbon emissions is rooted in physical climate science but is operationalized through social, political, and economic systems. Seven critical attributes have been identified for the successful implementation of net zero, emphasizing the urgency of emission reductions, coverage of all emission sources, cautious use of carbon dioxide removals, and alignment with broader sustainable development objectives.
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Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
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Jerry L. Holechek, Hatim M. E. Geli, Mohammed N. Sawalhah, Raul Valdez
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Tangyang Jiang, Yang Yu, Atif Jahanger, Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente
Summary: Since 2020, emissions reduction has been a key focus for the Chinese government. The power and heating sector in China accounts for about 50% of total energy utilization. This study examines the structural emission reduction of China's power and heating industry from 2007 to 2015 using various analytical methods. The findings show that factors such as energy intensity, input, and energy composition play a critical role in reducing CO 2 e emissions. The ultimate demand is identified as the core driving factor for CO 2 e growth in the power and heating sector. Low-carbon power has a reduction effect, while high-carbon energy sources do not show significant emissions reduction.
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Xie Xiuzhen, Wenxiu Zheng, Muhammad Umair
Summary: This study empirically examines the influence of oil price volatility on significant international macroeconomic indicators and finds that economic recovery and investment have been significantly affected by oil price volatility. There is a strong link between oil prices and economic growth in both the COVID-19 outbreak and global financial crises. These findings have important implications for policymakers.
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Siyu Ren, Yu Hao, Haitao Wu
Summary: The study finds that green investment has a negative impact on local environmental pollution, but has no effect on green investment in neighboring areas; green investment can reduce environmental pollution by improving energy conservation and emission reduction efficiency, expanding technological innovation capabilities, and upgrading industrial structure; the regression results of the dynamic threshold model indicate that the impact of green investment on reducing environmental pollution is dependent on institutional quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
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Zhuang-Hao Zheng, Xiao-Lei Shi, Dong-Wei Ao, Wei-Di Liu, Meng Li, Liang-Zhi Kou, Yue-Xing Chen, Fu Li, Meng Wei, Guang-Xing Liang, Ping Fan, Gao Qing (Max) Lu, Zhi-Gang Chen
Summary: Flexible thermoelectric materials with high performance and flexibility show potential for converting waste heat into useful electricity. The textured structure design of Bi2Te3 thin films provides high thermoelectric performance and withstands 2,000 bending tests, demonstrating excellent flexibility. A flexible device assembled from 40 pairs of thin films exhibits outstanding output power density under temperature gradient, indicating its potential application in harvesting thermal energy from the environment or human bodies.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
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