Buildings are considered to have significant emission reduction potential. Residential building carbon emissions, as the most significant type of building-related carbon emissions, represent a crucial factor in achieving both carbon peak and carbon n...
27 February 2023
The Hu-Bao-O-Yu urban agglomeration is an important energy exporting and high-end chemical base in China, and is an important source of carbon emissions in China. The early achievement of peak carbon emissions in this region is particularly crucial t...
As the largest carbon emitter in the world, China aims to reach its peak carbon emissions goal by the year 2030, while the construction industry makes a significant contribution to carbon emissions, directly affecting the country’s commitment t...
As China commits to reaching peak carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality, accurately predicting the provincial carbon peak year is vital for designing effective, region-specific policies. This study proposes an integrated approach based on...
How to decouple economic growth from carbon dioxide emissions and achieve low-carbon transformation of the Chinese economy has become an urgent problem that needs to be solved. Firstly, the Tapio index is used to identify China’s carbon peak st...
The hot deformation behavior of selected non-alloyed carbon steels was investigated by isothermal continuous uniaxial compression tests. Based on the analysis of experimentally determined flow stress curves, material constants suitable for predicting...
In response to global climate change, China has committed to peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, commonly known as the “30–60 Dual Carbon”. Under the background of “30–60 Dual Carbon...
The Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region (BTH) is a key area with large carbon emissions in China and a demonstration area for renewable energy development, facing the dual test of energy structure transformation and the achievement of carbon pea...
The goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality requires major systemic changes in the energy supply sector. As one of the major non-carbon-based energy sources, geothermal energy is characterized by large reserves, stability, and reliability. This...
The rapid growth of the digital economy has heightened concerns over its environmental impacts, particularly in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. In contrast to previous studies that focus on the positive effects of digital technology on reducing ca...
As an industry that consumes a quarter of social energy and emits a third of greenhouse gases, the construction industry has an important responsibility to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Based on Web of Science, Science-Direct, and CNK...
Carbon markets play a pivotal role in achieving carbon peaking targets, with accurate price forecasting being essential for effective policymaking and corporate decision making. This study develops an integrated forecasting framework, combining an ov...
Urban carbon emissions account for 75% of the total social emissions and are a key area for achieving the country’s “dual carbon” goals. This study takes the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City as a case, constructs a multi-dimensional...
Accurate perception of dynamic carbon intensity is a prerequisite for low-carbon demand-side response. However, traditional grid-average carbon factors lack the spatio-temporal granularity required for real-time regulation. To address this, this pape...
To popularize the complete replacement of natural sand with manufactured sand, a study was performed to determine the effect of adding polypropylene fibres (PPFs) to increase the bending strength and carbonization resistance of manufactured sand conc...
Studies on the spatiotemporal dynamics in ecosystem carbon and water exchanges are essential in predicting the effects of climate change on regional carbon and energy budgets. Using the eddy covariance technique, carbon and water fluxes were observed...
Under the global climate governance framework, the Paris Agreement and the China–U.S. Glasgow Joint Declaration established a non-negotiable target of limiting 21st-century temperature rise to 1.5 °C. To date, over 130 nations have pledged...
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...
Refining the land use structure can boost land utilization efficiency and curtail regional carbon emissions. Nevertheless, prior research has predominantly concentrated on static linear planning analysis. It has failed to account for how future dynam...
The Mongolian Plateau, a critical area for global climate change response, faces increasing vulnerability from climate change and human activities impacting its arid ecosystems. This study integrates GeoDetector and machine learning to predict vegeta...
Regarding crashworthiness, many published works have focused on designing thin-walled structures for frontal collisions compared to side-impact collisions. This paper presents an experimental investigation and finite element modelling of a carbon-rei...
The successful implementation of the national carbon emissions reduction work necessitates the collaboration of various regions. Carbon emission reduction strategies need to be adjusted according to local circumstances due to the differences in regio...
Afforestation is an important way to effectively reduce carbon emissions from human activities and increase carbon sinks in forest ecosystems. It also plays an important role in climate change mitigation. Currently, few studies have examined the spat...
The popularization of a green and low-carbon lifestyle among the public is a key link to achieve the goals of a carbon peak and carbon neutrality. By conducting an extensive questionnaire survey, this paper focuses on the current situation of a green...
Constructing a new energy-based power system is not only an important direction for the transformation and upgrade of China’s power system, but also a key to achieving peak carbon and carbon neutrality. How to fully utilize situation awareness...
The Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region serves as a pivotal engine for China’s economic development and a gathering area for energy consumption and carbon emissions. Its early achievement of carbon peak is of great significance for p...
In the context of the “double carbon” goals and energy transformation, the integration of energy and transportation has emerged as a crucial trend in their coordinated development. Wind power prediction serves as the cornerstone technolog...
Carbonate gas reservoirs are crucial in gas field development, with carbonate bottom-water gas reservoirs being a significant subset. However, the development of these reservoirs often faces challenges such as water invasion, leading to a low gas rec...
The ecological role and in situ feeding potential of Aurelia coerulea ephyrae remain poorly quantified. We conducted in situ chamber experiments in Geoje and Jaran Bay, Korea, to evaluate clearance rates, specific growth rate (SGR), and grazing carbo...
18 February 2023
In recent years, with the global recognition of the concept of sustainable development, the international market attaches great importance to the Environment, Society, and Governance (ESG) investment performance of enterprises. The “carbon peak...
Arid and semi-arid areas serve a critical regulatory function within the global carbon cycle. Understanding the response mechanisms of vegetation productivity to variations in moisture availability represents a fundamental scientific challenge in elu...
Amidst the escalating demand for high-precision structural health monitoring in large-scale engineering applications, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer fiber Bragg grating (CFRP-FBG) sensors have emerged as a pivotal technology for fatigue life evaluat...
The hot deformation behavior of a high carbon carbide-free bainitic steel was studied through isothermal compression tests that were performed on a Gleeble-1500D thermal mechanical simulator at temperatures of 1223–1423 K and strain rates of 0.01–5 s...
The reduction in agricultural carbon emissions (ACEs) in Shandong Province is essential to China’s carbon peak and carbon neutrality objectives. In this regard, we constructed an ACE inventory for Shandong Province at a resolution of 1 km &time...
The deformation behaviour of a coarse-grained as-cast medium-carbon steel, alloyed with 1.2% Mn, 0.8% Cr and 0.2% Mo, was studied by uniaxial compression tests for the strain rates of 0.02 s−1–20 s−1 in the unusually wide range of t...
In China, new-energy vehicles are viewed as the ultimate goal for the automobile industry, given the current focus on the “dual-carbon” target. Therefore, it is important to promote the sustainable development of this new-energy market an...
Pine wilt disease (PWD) is one of the fastest-spreading invasive forest pathogens worldwide, causing rapid mortality of infected trees and posing a severe threat to global forest ecosystem security and carbon sink capacity. However, the spatial dynam...
Primary and secondary growth of trees are key components of carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems. However, the temporal relationships between primary and secondary growth as well as their responses to environmental variations are still poorly un...
Rubberized concrete is a more environmentally friendly material than natural concrete as it helps to reduce rubber disposal issues and has superior impact resistance. Geopolymer concrete, on the other hand, is an economical concrete with higher mecha...
Coastal saltmarsh wetlands play a pivotal role in global carbon and nitrogen cycling, yet the vertical distribution characteristics of sediment carbon and nitrogen and their regulatory mechanisms remain uncertain. Microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and n...
Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of vegetation net primary productivity (NPP) and its drivers is critical to sustainable land -carbon management, carbon-neutral development, and ecological restoration in fragile karst landscapes. This study...
Forest inventory data (FID) are important resources for understanding the dynamics of forest carbon cycling at regional and global scales. Developing carbon storage growth models and analyzing the difference and climate effect on carbon sequestration...
This study numerically investigates pavement damage caused by explosions in buried leaking natural gas pipelines using a coupled Lagrangian–Eulerian (CLE) framework in LS-DYNA. The gas phase is described by a Jones–Wilkins–Lee-based...
Two as-cast low-density steels grades (austenite-based duplex Fe-30.9Mn-4.9Al-4.5Cr-0.4C and austenitic Fe-21.3Mn-7.6Al-4.3Cr-1C) with an initial dendritic microstructure were subjected to hot working conditions to understand the influence of deforma...
The application of nitrogen fertilizer is crucial in the cultivation of bamboo forests, and comprehending the alterations in soil organic carbon (SOC) due to nitrogen application is essential for monitoring soil quality. Predicting the dynamics of so...
The increasing demand for electricity and the environmental challenges associated with traditional fossil fuel-based power generation have accelerated the global transition to renewable energy sources. While renewable energy offers significant advant...
This paper examines the operational consequences and energy demands associated with the growing cultural diversity of air travellers at airport security checkpoints. The analysis focuses on how an increasing proportion of passengers requiring enhance...
Ammonia combustion has garnered increasing attention due to its potential as a carbon-free fuel. Globally swirling flow in a rectangular furnace generates flameless conditions by high flue gas recirculation. The reverse air injection (RAI) technique...
The dynamic growth of the electrified vehicle (xEV) market, including both electric and hybrid vehicles, has increased the demand for advanced Battery Management Systems (BMS). From an energy-systems perspective, xEV batteries act as distributed ener...
Acid fracturing is essential in enhancing recovery efficiency, especially within carbonate reservoirs. Although extensive studies have been conducted on hydraulic fracturing, understanding the intricate dynamics between acid–rock reactions and...
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