Owing to the severe development and progression of climate change and the greenhouse effect, carbon neutrality has attracted much research interest in environment-related social research. Specifically, in Article 12 of the Regulations on Community De...
This research article provides a comprehensive scenario analysis of key structural changes in Kazakhstan’s fuel and energy complex subsectors until 2060, focusing on decarbonization efforts. The background places the issue of decarbonization in...
This paper addresses the path followed by two private higher education institutions (HEI) in Colombia towards achieving carbon neutrality. The methodology followed by these universities to achieve a carbon-neutral certification, based on the Greenhou...
It is important to explore the energy–economy–environment (3E) coupling mechanism for building a sustainable economy in the context of carbon-peaking and carbon-neutralization strategy. Based on the DPSIRM (driving force–pressure&nd...
With the development of sustainable theory, environmental and resource issues have become one of the major challenges facing human society. As an important part of social economy, enterprises are also an important source of carbon emissions and envir...
Key concepts such as “carbon footprint”, “carbon neutral”, “carbon neutrality”, “low carbon”, and “net-zero emissions” have gained prominence in the context of climate change, a current issu...
Achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality is an intrinsic requirement for sustainable development. The industrial structure primarily characterized by the chemical and energy industries poses a hindrance to the attainment of carbon peaking and c...
As the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals advance rapidly, grasping the development status and differences in carbon neutrality across China’s provincial regions is crucial for interpreting the regional collaborative governance patter...
Global warming has become a big problem around the world, and it is because of what people do. As a possible answer, countries are looking for ways to keep their economies growing and invest in technologies that use clean energy. Therefore, the notio...
Sustainable development is vital for achieving balanced progress across the economic, environmental, and health domains, and it is closely tied to the global drive for addressing climate change and environmental challenges. In this context, reaching...
In this paper, we examine the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in sovereignty and carbon neutrality, emphasizing digital inclusion and climate-resilient AI strategies for emerging markets. Considering the previous studies on AI for carbon neutral...
The environmental impact of the golf industry has garnered increasing attention, emphasizing the need for sustainable practices in golf course management. This study aims to develop strategic frameworks that enable the golf industry to address global...
In the context of achieving the goal of carbon neutrality, exploring the changes in land demand and ecological carbon stocks under future scenarios at the urban level is important for optimizing regional ecosystem services and developing a land-use s...
China’s tourism industry has rapidly grown over the past two decades, significantly contributing to the national economy but also increasing carbon emissions. This has raised concerns about environmental sustainability, especially given China&r...
The rising energy demands of data centers combined with increasing sustainability requirements require the integration of green energy solutions. This study identifies and analyzes the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) that affect the effective adoptio...
In the 21st century, the creation of built environments that are carbon neutral and water sensitive is critical for addressing sustainable urban development challenges. Both require transformative change: Decarbonisation to mitigate greenhouse gas em...
Decarbonizing the iron and steelmaking industry is critical for China to pursue the net-zero emissions target and advance sustainable industrialization (SDG 9). This paper addresses the urgent need for decarbonization strategies in this sector, aimin...
In the challenge for a sustainable society, carbon-neutrality is a critical objective for all cities in the coming decades. In the EU City-zen project, academic partners collaborate to develop an urban energy transition methodology, which supports ci...
Many cities worldwide face decline due to mineral-resource exhaustion, with mining-induced subsidence and land degradation posing urgent land use challenges. At the same time, carbon neutrality has become a global agenda, promoting ecological restora...
The transition to sustainable energy systems is essential for attaining global carbon neutrality targets. Demand-side flexibility for carbon mitigation is investigated, and a low-carbon operational strategy tailored for industrial park energy systems...
The global environment has been facing sustainability threats recently owing to industrial and economic expansion. Hence, achieving the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality is crucial for promoting sustainable economic growth. To help the trans...
This paper explores the recently announced “Green New Deal” policy of South Korea as a sustainability transition strategy. Originally proposed as a post-COVID-19 stimulus plan, the Green New Deal is a sustainability-centered strategy for...
Carbon neutrality is one of the most important goals for the Chinese government to mitigate climate change. Coal has long been China’s dominant energy source and accounts for more than 70–80% of its carbon emissions. Reducing the share of...
10 January 2023
Achieving carbon neutrality is a major strategy to combat climate change and achieve sustainable development. Training engineering undergraduates with sustainable development literacy is an important way to achieve this goal in the field of higher ed...
Cities in cold regions face significant challenges, including high carbon emissions, intense energy use, and outdated energy structures, making them critical areas for achieving carbon neutrality and sustainable development. While studies have explor...
Gross primary productivity (GPP) serves as a critical indicator of carbon uptake in agricultural and natural ecosystems, quantifying the extent of carbon dioxide fixation through photosynthesis. Understanding the influence of climate, phenology, and...
This study aims to predict the carbon sequestration capacity of Chinese grasslands to address climate change and achieve carbon neutrality goals. Grassland carbon sequestration is a crucial part of the global carbon cycle. However, its capacity is si...
30 September 2022
In the context of carbon peak and carbon neutral policies, low-carbon construction has been the focus of most countries worldwide. As one of the most effective ways to achieve green construction, many countries have launched low-carbon policies to pr...
Madrid’s Roadmap to Climate Neutrality by 2050 is the city’s strategy to attain a 65% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and decarbonisation in 2050. This paper analyses the Roadmap to extract a concept of neutrality, as...
Achieving carbon neutrality is a priority in global environmental policies, and South Korea is committed to its 2050 carbon neutrality goal. This study explores methods to reduce carbon emissions in urban water cycle (UWC) systems, which are essentia...
Global warming and rapid urban industrialization are profoundly transforming land-use patterns and carbon storage capacity in terrestrial ecosystems. A rigorous analysis of spatiotemporal variations in regional land-use changes and carbon storage dyn...
27 December 2022
Carbon peaking, carbon neutrality goals and food security are the basis of sustainable development, and exploring the coordination relationship between China’s agricultural eco-efficiency and food security system has a major significance for th...
Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality targets have become central to global climate governance. Building accurate CO2 emission prediction models to forecast trends and inform mitigation strategies is crucial for addressing climate change. This work pr...
With the growing global environmental concerns and the push for carbon neutrality, rural multi-regional integrated energy systems (IESs) face challenges related to low energy efficiency, high carbon emissions, and the transition to cleaner energy sou...
The rising environmental temperatures and growing global demand for animal protein pose major challenges to sustainable livestock production, highlighting the urgent need for climate change mitigation strategies. The livestock system in different par...
This study analyses the availability of ISO standards to support companies in achieving climate neutrality. A systematic review, conducted in accordance with the PRISMA methodology, examined ISO standards published between 2015 and April 2025 contain...
In the context of China’s “dual-carbon” strategy, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics provides a critical case for examining whether carbon-neutral commitments can be translated into measurable and lasting environmental outcomes throug...
Global climate change and rapid urbanization have placed enormous pressure on the urban ecological environment worldwide. Urban green spaces, which are an important component of urban ecosystems, can maintain ecological and environmental sustainabili...
The global trend of urbanization and growing environmental awareness have risen concerns and demands to develop cities to become smarter. There is a grave need for ambitious sustainability strategies and projects, which can aid cities intelligently a...
Rapidly changing climate issues and increasingly severe carbon emissions are great challenges to the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategy. Analyzing the impact of future land use changes on carbon emissions can provide an important basis and...
In 2020, China put forward the national energy and economic development strategy goal of “carbon peak and carbon neutrality”; in this context, the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into clean energy and high-value-added chemicals can effect...
With the intensifying global climate crisis and the urgent demand for carbon neutrality, carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies have received growing attention as effective strategies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon-based porous ma...
Confronted with the climate emergency, reducing CO2 emissions has become a priority for all nations of the world because the follow-up of humanity depends on it. Most European Union (EU) member states have pledged to cut their net greenhouse gas emis...
The transition towards carbon neutrality and sustainable urban development necessitates innovative strategies for managing multi-energy supply stations (MESS), which integrate oil, gas, electricity, and hydrogen to support diversified energy demands....
As global attention to the issue of climate change grows, the concepts of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, proposed by China, have increasingly gained traction. In this international context, digital technology and green development are closely...
Chinese megacities face significant challenges in reducing carbon emissions while balancing economic growth and social welfare. This study constructs an innovative multi-objective optimization model, the SD-NSGA-III model, integrated with a System Dy...
As an important gateway for China’s foreign exchanges, the border areas of Guangxi face irrational land use issues that impact local ecology, the economy, national security, and international relations. With global attention on climate change,...
Urban sustainability is a critical target under the sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially considering the response of cities to most of the resource and carbon footprints of human beings. The circular economy (CE) strategy offers an innova...
As a key component of China’s sustainable development strategy, the “dual-carbon” goal indicates the need to actively and steadily promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality and strengthen resource conservation and environmental p...
Amid global climate change and the pursuit of carbon neutrality, the steel industry, a major source of carbon emissions, urgently requires a robust and scientific carbon emission accounting system to achieve sustainable development. This study system...
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