Data-driven predictions of the time remaining until critical global warming thresholds are reached

NS Diffenbaugh, EA Barnes - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Leveraging artificial neural networks (ANNs) trained on climate model output, we use the
spatial pattern of historical temperature observations to predict the time until critical global …

A comprehensive overview of the utilization of recycled waste materials and technologies in asphalt pavements: Towards environmental and sustainable low-carbon …

NSA Yaro, MH Sutanto, L Baloo, NZ Habib, A Usman… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the prevailing concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, and the
growing demand for renewable resources, the pavement industry, among others, is actively …

Country-based rate of emissions reductions should increase by 80% beyond nationally determined contributions to meet the 2 C target

PR Liu, AE Raftery - Communications earth & environment, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to keep global warming by 2100 to below 2° C,
with 1.5° C as a target. To that end, countries agreed to reduce their emissions by nationally …

Ratcheting of climate pledges needed to limit peak global warming

G Iyer, Y Ou, J Edmonds, AA Fawcett, N Hultman… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
The new and updated emission reduction pledges submitted by countries ahead of the
Twenty-Sixth Conference of Parties represent a meaningful strengthening of global ambition …

Bounding global aerosol radiative forcing of climate change

N Bellouin, J Quaas, E Gryspeerdt… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosols interact with radiation and clouds. Substantial progress made over the past 40
years in observing, understanding, and modeling these processes helped quantify the …

The contradiction of the sustainable development goals: Growth versus ecology on a finite planet

J Hickel - Sustainable Development, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There are two sides to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which appear at risk of
contradiction. One calls for humanity to achieve “harmony with nature” and to protect the …

A step towards carbon neutrality in E7: the role of environmental taxes, structural change, and green energy

KA Sarpong, W Xu, BA Gyamfi, EK Ofori - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns in the modern world, emerging
countries are concentrating more on how economic variables may employ carbon neutrality …

Can updated climate pledges limit warming well below 2° C?

Y Ou, G Iyer, L Clarke, J Edmonds, AA Fawcett… - Science, 2021 - science.org
As part of the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to regularly revisit and enhance their
national climate strategies and, every 5 years, to offer new emissions targets in the form of …

Countries with sustained greenhouse gas emissions reductions: an analysis of trends and progress by sector

WF Lamb, M Grubb, F Diluiso, JC Minx - Climate Policy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
While global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are still rising, a number of countries have
emerged with a sustained record of emissions reductions. In this article, we identify these …

Recent advances in ammonia synthesis technologies: Toward future zero carbon emissions

M El-Shafie, S Kambara - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As a carbon-free molecule, ammonia has gained great global interest in being considered a
significant future candidate for the transition toward renewable energy. Numerous …