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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 5950

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Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is affecting us all with increasing temperatures and more frequent occurrences of extreme weather events. The last 7 years have all featured in the top 10 warmest years on record, and numerical models predict that this trend will continue unless we act with effective mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Climate change is currently altering all biomes of the world, from tropical rainforests to the Arctic. The warming climate leads to changed weather patterns, and these changes influence species, communities, and ecosystems.

The nature of climate change and its impacts involve a broad range of disciplines. Addressing the challenges posed by climate change requires a new paradigm of interdisciplinary collaboration which incorporates techniques, tools, and insights from the social and natural sciences.

The Special Issue aims to publish papers related to climate science and sustainability from a multidisciplinary perspective. The scope of this SI is to promote interdisciplinary research on the main topics related to climate change. Papers from environmental sciences, geography, geology, hydrology, climatology, biology, physics, mathematics, economics, and sociology are welcome. The key topics are:

  • Geospatial analysis of climate change;
  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation;
  • Climate and society;
  • Sustainability and climate change policies;
  • Climate modeling;
  • Case studies related to climate, climate change, and sustainability;
  • Remote sensing, sustainability, and climate change;
  • Review articles of main topics in climate change science;
  • Sustainable Development Goals;
  • Rural/urban sustainability;
  • Precipitation and climate change;
  • Sustainable energy and climate.

Dr. Andrés Navarro
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Keywords

  • climate
  • spatial analysis
  • GIS
  • climate policy
  • remote sensing
  • climate models
  • anthropogenic climate change

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Alignment between United Nations Environmental Assembly Guidance and National Research Priorities
by Miguel Fuentes, Juan Pablo Cárdenas, Carolina Urbina, Gerardo Vidal, Gastón Olivares, Diego Lawler, Edmundo Bustos Azocar and Eric Rasmussen
Sustainability 2023, 15(3), 2636; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032636 - 01 Feb 2023
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This study analyzes the alignment between (1) the scientific publications generated within a nation-state, and (2) the United Nations resolutions on climate change research and sustainable development guidelines to which that nation-state is a signatory. Starting with a characterization of Chile’s modern scientific [...] Read more.
This study analyzes the alignment between (1) the scientific publications generated within a nation-state, and (2) the United Nations resolutions on climate change research and sustainable development guidelines to which that nation-state is a signatory. Starting with a characterization of Chile’s modern scientific journal output using extensive scientometrics databases, this work contrasts the resulting Chilean analysis with United Nations (UN) resolutions generated at the fifth UN Environment Assembly held in Nairobi in March of 2022. Chile is an interesting choice because the most recent political election installed an environmentally progressive president who has described his administration as the “first ecological government in the history of Chile”. Chile also held a constitutional referendum shortly after the presidential election that would have replaced the existing constitution from 1980 with a more progressive constitution designed to shift the country towards expanded social and environmental rights. The study covers different dimensions and scales, from the interaction of authors, institutions, and disciplines, to the current conditions regarding authors’ gender and the co-author inertia existing in every niche of scientific publication in Chile. The results and recommendations presented in this paper are intended to assist in developing policies for improved scientific–technical knowledge management at the national level. Full article
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Suitable Site Selection for Solar-Based Green Hydrogen in Southern Thailand Using GIS-MCDM Approach
by Fida Ali, Adul Bennui, Shahariar Chowdhury and Kuaanan Techato
Sustainability 2022, 14(11), 6597; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116597 - 27 May 2022
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Climate change mitigation efforts are in dire need of greener and more versatile fuel alternatives to fossil fuels. Green hydrogen being both renewable and flexible has the potential to offset fossil fuels as the primary fuel source. Countries around the world are planning [...] Read more.
Climate change mitigation efforts are in dire need of greener and more versatile fuel alternatives to fossil fuels. Green hydrogen being both renewable and flexible has the potential to offset fossil fuels as the primary fuel source. Countries around the world are planning to develop their green hydrogen industries and accurate potential assessment is vital. This study employed the consolidation of a geographic information system (GIS) and the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) technique of multicriteria decision making (MCDM) for the potential assessment of green hydrogen in southern Thailand, through the selection of suitable sites for solar-based green hydrogen production. Technical, economic, and environmental criteria with 10 sub-criteria were considered for the selection of suitable sites. With 0.243 (24.3%) weight, the distance from protected areas turned out to be the most important sub-criterion, whereas the criterion of elevation, with a 0.017 (1.7%) score, was considered the least important. Southern Thailand is a well-suited area for solar-based green hydrogen production, with a 4302 km2 area of high suitability and a 3350 km2 area of moderate suitability. These suitable areas can be utilized to develop the green hydrogen industry of Thailand, and the method developed can be employed for the assessment of green hydrogen potential in other parts of the country. Studies like these are vital for the development of green hydrogen road maps for Thailand to develop its hydrogen policy and promote investments in the sector. Full article
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