The building sector represents a major frontier in the global response to climate change, accounting for approximately one-third of global energy consumption and a comparable share of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. This review conducts a PR...
Rapid urbanization and escalating demands for pollution and carbon reduction pose significant challenges to the cement industry in China, characterized by high energy consumption and emissions. However, a multidimensional framework to assess the syne...
Efficient carbon emission reduction technologies in buildings are necessary for achieving the “Dual carbon” goal in China. In this study, a comprehensive evaluation model is proposed to assess the effect of carbon emission reduction based...
Scope-3 emissions from construction supply chains (CSCs) account for the majority of the construction sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. However, procurement-driven decarbonization (PDD) remains constrained by persistent data quality (DQ)...
Maritime decarbonization and strict international regulations have forced liner companies to find new solutions for reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. Green technology is regarded as one of the most promising alte...
Economic decarbonization has gained attention as a viable way to achieve carbon neutrality without sacrificing high-quality economic development. Regional integration (RI), technological innovation (TI), and the digital economy (DIE) are important de...
Current Greenhous gas emissions (GHG) from maritime transport represent around 3% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions and will have to be cut in half by 2050 to meet Paris agreement goals. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is by many seen as a potential...
A new assessment tool for evaluating decarbonization technologies that considers each technology’s sustainability, security, affordability, readiness, and impact for a specific country is proposed. This tool is applied to a set of decarbonizati...
This study explores key technological challenges and innovative strategies for improving the combustion performance and emission characteristics of low-carbon fuel engines, with a focus on natural gas applications. The core bottlenecks of natural gas...
Solar energy, derived from the inexhaustible energy of the sun, has emerged as a promising solution to mitigate the environmental challenges posed by fossil fuel consumption and global climate change. This work explores the underlying principles of s...
This article addresses the operational challenges facing maritime vessels in the context of decarbonization, with a focus on developing staged recommendations for the integration of power limitation systems and alternative fuels. The systematisation...
Haul trucks generate more than half of direct greenhouse-gas emissions in typical mining operations, making haulage decarbonization central to the industry’s net zero commitments. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly applied to haulage,...
The challenge of achieving net-zero CO2 emissions will require a significant scaling up of the production of several raw materials that are critical for decarbonizing the global economy. In contrast, metal extraction processes utilize carbon as a red...
A reduction in greenhouse gases has become an inescapable requirement. An effective scenario for achieving carbon neutrality is to develop a hydrogen economy. Its success, however, requires strict control of the different processes involved in planne...
The sustainable development of all economic sectors, including transport, requires decarbonization approaches that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions while preserving operational viability. This article develops a segment-based preliminary multi-criteri...
Public transport is central to urban decarbonization, yet its greenhouse-gas (GHG) performance varies with transport mode, propulsion technology, energy source, passenger utilization, route and terrain conditions, operating context, and accounting bo...
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is essential for US industrial decarbonization and must be strategically deployed. This work presents a transparent ranking framework for CCS deployment across mineral, metal, chemical, and pulp-and-paper sectors. Min...
Decarbonizing long-haul, heavy-duty transport in Europe focuses on battery-electric trucks with high-power chargers or electric road systems and fuel-cell-electric vehicles with hydrogen refueling stations. We present a comparative life cycle assessm...
The article provides a wide-range review of issues concerning the evolving of infrastructure for the purpose of transport system decarbonization, which is one of the crucial directions on the path to achieving carbon neutrality. Transport systems con...
The commitment of electrification and decarbonization goals in the United States (U.S.) will significantly change the performance of future buildings. To meet these goals, it is critical to summarize the existing research related to building electrif...
In an industrial energy scenario increasingly focused on decarbonization and energy cost containment, waste heat is a resource that is no longer negligible. Despite the great abundance of waste heat, its recognized potential, and numerous technologie...
Decarbonization of energy-intensive systems (e.g., heat and power generation, iron, and steel production, petrochemical processes, cement production, etc.) is an important task for the development of a low carbon economy. In this respect, carbon capt...
As a major source of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, the low-carbon retrofitting of existing buildings can help to alleviate climate pressures and increase environmental resilience, and it is an effective and feasible way to achieve...
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...
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2011–2019 was the critical period of the low-carbon transformation of the power industry, reflecting the deepening influence of market mechanisms. Decarbonization of the new power system is a systematic project that needs to strengthen the top-...
The iron and steel industry (ISI) plays a significant role in carbon emissions, contributing approximately 15% of the nation’s total emissions in China. Transitioning to low-carbon practices is crucial for achieving the country’s carbon n...
This paper proposes decarbonization pathways for Thailand based on a review of the status of renewable and fossil energies, technology evaluation and scenario studies. Results show that renewable electricity generation needs to grow at a 7.1% average...
This paper examines the complex interplay between environmental management (EM) and decarbonization, highlighting how these domains can be seamlessly integrated to create a comprehensive framework for sustainable futures in the energy sector. The fra...
The energy quota trading policy is a pivotal market-oriented environmental regulation policy that propels the reform of the energy structure. Utilizing panel data from 30 provinces in China covering the period from 2012 to 2022, this study employed a...
Power-to-methane (P2M) technology is expected to have a great impact on the future of the global energy sector. Despite the growing amount of related research, its potential disruptive impact has not been assessed yet. This could significantly influe...
The decarbonization of shipping and shipbuilding is a critical challenge under the Inter-national Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target and 2050 net-zero strategy, requiring effective coordination between poli...
In order to succeed in the energy transition, the power system must become more flexible in order to enable the economical hosting of more intermittent distributed energy resources (DER) and smart grid technologies. New technical solutions, generally...
In the pursuit of decarbonization and energy sustainability, hydrogen has emerged as an energy carrier with potential relevance to the energy transition. Its importance derives from advantages such as clean combustion, high energy density, and versat...
Decarbonizing the transportation sector is critical for China to achieve its ambitious “dual-carbon” goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and attaining carbon neutrality by 2060. Guided by the overarching philosophy of &l...
The increasing social pressure for decarbonization has placed businesses under considerable scrutiny to actively reduce carbon emissions. A critical step towards achieving this objective is to shift conventional production and consumption systems to...
Digital transformation in industry is seen as a key technology enabling decarbonization. It is obvious that measures to increase the energy efficiency and integration of renewable energy technologies must be fostered, and in most cases, these measure...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) are the primary causes behind the current rise in global temperatures and climate change. CO2, which is present in the atmosphere in significant quantities, is contributing more to the warming ef...
Hydrogen-based technologies are widely considered promising pathways for decarbonizing power generation and industrial energy systems; however, their overall sustainability depends strongly on both production routes and conversion efficiencies. This...
A major barrier to investments in clean and future-proof energy technologies of local multi-energy systems (L-MESs) is the lack of knowledge about their impacts on profitability and carbon footprints due to their complex techno-economic interactions....
Domestic and short-sea shipping play a crucial role in ensuring food and energy security, employment, and connectivity in Small Island Developing States (SIDSs) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Despite accounting for up to 26.2% of global mariti...
The chemical industry is a key driver of economic growth and innovation but remains one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Achieving sustainability demands advancements in green chemistry and cleaner production methods. Th...
The U.S. government aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to reduce the severe impacts of climate change. The U.S. industrial sector will become a focal point for decarbonization since it accounts for 33% of the nation’s pri...
Carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas, drives significant and potentially irreversible impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health. Achieving the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to well below 2 &de...
In recent years, the European Union’s legislation about sustainable development has promoted the gradual decarbonization of all industrial sectors, pushing towards the final goal of a carbon-neutral European glass industry in 2050. Moreover, th...
Reducing CO2 emissions from global shipping remains a critical challenge in the pursuit of sustainable international trade. Though the technical and operational (T/O) measures and alternative fuel (AF) solutions have shown promise, the global maritim...
Nuclear energy cogeneration, which integrates electricity generation with thermal energy utilization, presents a transformative pathway for enhancing energy efficiency and decarbonizing industrial and urban sectors. This comprehensive review synthesi...
The growth of the information and communication technology sector has vastly accelerated in recent decades because of advancements in digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions data of the top six semi...
The European Union, in pursuit of the goal of reducing emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and achieving climate neutrality by 2050, is deploying different actions, with industry decarbonization as a key strategy. However, increasing electricity demand...
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of policies and incentives aimed at promoting high-temperature heat pumps (HTHPs) globally. It examines the various strategies employed by different countries to encourage the adoption of HTHPs, highlighti...
Offshore wind energy is emerging as a vital component of the global transition to renewable energy, leveraging consistent wind conditions and higher power density compared to onshore systems. Integrating variable offshore wind power with hydrogen pro...
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