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The Future of Water, Energy and Carbon Cycle in a Changing Climate

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2025) | Viewed by 4462

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Saeedeh Babaee

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Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
Interests: gas hydrates; experimental thermodynamics; coal gasification; hydrogen storage
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Dr. Hamed Hashemi

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Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
Interests: gas hydrates; thermodynamic modeling; sustainable hydrogen production; environmental biotechnology; molecular simulations
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We hope this message finds you well. In light of the escalating concerns surrounding climate change, we are excited to extend an invitation for you to contribute to our upcoming Special Issue entitled “The Future of Water, Energy and Carbon Cycle in a Changing Climate”, to be published in the Sustainability Journal.

Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, manifesting in rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and more frequent and severe weather events. The consequences of climate change are far-reaching, affecting ecosystems, human societies, and the delicate balance of our planet's natural processes. Amidst these challenges, the intricate interplay between water, energy, and the carbon cycle stands as a critical focal point. Changes in the climate directly impact these interconnected systems, while in turn, these systems play a substantial role in influencing and, at times, exacerbating climate change.

Climate change disrupts water availability, thus impacting energy production and consumption patterns. Addressing the interplay between water shortage and climate change involves implementing sustainable water management practices, improving water efficiency, and mitigating climate change through global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation and resilience strategies are crucial to managing the impacts on water resources in a changing climate. Likewise, energy production contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, shaping the delicate balance of water resources. The carbon cycle is profoundly affected by climate change, with alterations in temperature and precipitation influencing carbon sequestration in ecosystems. At the same time, human activities perturb the carbon cycle, influencing climate patterns.

This Special Issue seeks to unravel the complexities of these interconnections, exploring how changes in water availability, energy production, and carbon dynamics contribute to and are influenced by the broader context of climate change. We aim to foster a deeper understanding of these intricate relationships and encourage research that contributes to the development of sustainable solutions. Exploring and advancing research and development initiatives in sustainable energy, water treatment, and CO2 capture presents a pivotal pathway toward fostering a more sustainable energy future while addressing the challenges of climate change. By strategically investing in innovative technologies, we can drive progress, enhance environmental resilience, and contribute to the global transition towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy landscape. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Manuscripts may present (but are not limited to) novel technologies and research that address energy sustainability, water treatment, and CO2 capture, storage, and conversion in various domains in order to move toward a more sustainable future and a better environment. Manuscripts should address the interconnected themes of water, energy, carbon cycle, and climate change.

Please adhere to the Sustainability Journal's manuscript preparation guidelines, which are available on our website. Submissions should be made through our online submission system.

We believe that your insights and research findings are invaluable to this collective effort to comprehend and address the challenges presented by the changing climate. Your contribution will not only enhance our understanding of these critical issues, but also contribute to the development of strategies for a sustainable future.

Should you have any inquiries or require further information, please feel free to contact us.

We eagerly await your involvement in this vital exploration of future environmental dynamics.

Dr. Saeedeh Babaee
Dr. Hamed Hashemi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • energy sustainability
  • CO<sub>2</sub> capture and conversion
  • water treatment
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gas emissions

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Multifractal Analysis of Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index in Serbia in the Context of Climate Change
by Tatijana Stosic, Ivana Tošić, Irida Lazić, Milica Tošić, Lazar Filipović, Vladimir Djurdjević and Borko Stosic
Sustainability 2024, 16(22), 9857; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16229857 - 12 Nov 2024
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A better understanding of climate change impact on dry/wet conditions is crucial for agricultural planning and the use of renewable energy, in terms of sustainable development and preservation of natural resources for future generations. The objective of this study was to investigate the [...] Read more.
A better understanding of climate change impact on dry/wet conditions is crucial for agricultural planning and the use of renewable energy, in terms of sustainable development and preservation of natural resources for future generations. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of climate change on temporal fluctuations of dry/wet conditions in Serbia on multiple temporal scales through multifractal analysis of the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI). We used the well-known method of multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MFDFA), which is suitable for the analysis of scaling properties of nonstationary temporal series. The complexity of the underlying stochastic process was evaluated through the parameters of the multifractal spectrum: position of maximum α0 (persistence), spectrum width W (degree of multifractality) and skew parameter r dominance of large/small fluctuations). MFDFA was applied on SPEI time series for the accumulation time scale of 1, 3, 6 and 12 months that were calculated using the high-resolution meteorological gridded dataset E-OBS for the period from 1961 to 2020. The impact of climate change was investigated by comparing two standard climatic periods (1961–1990 and 1991–2020). We found that all the SPEI series show multifractal properties with the dominant contribution of small fluctuations. The short and medium dry/wet conditions described by SPEI-1, SPEI-3, and SPEI-6 are persistent (0.5<α0<1); stronger persistence is found at higher accumulation time scales, while the SPEI-12 time series is antipersistent (0<α0−1<0.5). The degree of multifractality increases from SPEI-1 to SPEI-6 and decreases for SPEI-12. In the second period, the SPEI-1, SPEI-3, and SPEI-6 series become more persistent with weaker multifractality, indicating that short and medium dry/wet conditions (which are related to soil moisture and crop stress) become easier to predict, while SPEI-12 changed toward a more random regime and stronger multifractality in the eastern and central parts of the country, indicating that long-term dry/wet conditions (related to streamflow, reservoir levels, and groundwater levels) become more difficult for modeling and prediction. These results indicate that the complexity of dry/wet conditions, in this case described by the multifractal properties of the SPEI temporal series, is affected by climate change. Full article
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Quantitative Analysis of Carbon Emissions from Highway Construction Based on Life Cycle Assessment
by Shuohan Gao, Xuexin Liu, Chunying Lu, Haixiao Zhang, Xinjun Wang and Yaping Kong
Sustainability 2024, 16(14), 5897; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16145897 - 10 Jul 2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the construction of road infrastructure have been of growing interest in recent years. This paper proposes a binary statistical method for highway construction based on project cost control and a construction management system. A quantitative analysis [...] Read more.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the construction of road infrastructure have been of growing interest in recent years. This paper proposes a binary statistical method for highway construction based on project cost control and a construction management system. A quantitative analysis of the CO2 emissions from highway construction activities was also conducted to guide the formulation of a carbon reduction strategy. Taking an expressway in central China as a case study, the CO2 emissions from different construction activities were calculated. The results revealed that the CO2 emissions for the whole construction project reached 10,605.2 t·km−1·lane−1, with the raw material production and on-site construction phases accounting for 95.2% and 4.8%, respectively. The values for bridge and tunnel engineering were much higher than those for other engineering types. In the raw material production phase, steel and cement production contributed the most to emissions (more than 99%). During the on-site construction phase, diesel and electricity consumption contributed 90% to CO2 emissions, especially from earthwork, subgrade protection, bridge engineering, tunnel excavation, and pavement surfacing. Accordingly, efforts should be focused on the key points and directed toward using recycled and low-carbon materials and improving working efficiency, machinery performance, and construction technology. Full article
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