The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is already ongoing, but it will be a long
and difficult process because the energy system is a gigantic and complex machine. Key …

Driven by the desire to mitigate climate change and reduce overdependence on fossil fuels,
biofuels have been actively pursued in recent years because they are believed to be …

Climate change, pollution, and energy insecurity are among the greatest problems of our
time. Addressing them requires major changes in our energy infrastructure. Here, we …

The rapidly growing demand for energy and the environmental concerns about carbon
dioxide emissions make the development of renewable biofuels more and more attractive …

An easy read, balancing the pros and cons, this book surveys the energy issue from a broad
scientific perspective while considering environmental, economic, and social factors. It …

Indicators are needed to assess environmental sustainability of bioenergy systems. Effective
indicators will help in the quantification of benefits and costs of bioenergy options and …

Historically, economic development has been strongly correlated with increasing energy use
and growth of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Renewable energy (RE) can help …

Addressing the economic and environmental sustainability problems of today's road
transport requires, inter alia, the rapid introduction of alternative, low-carbon fuels and highly …

Fourteen years of regulated air pollutants concentrations were analyzed in order to
characterize the benefits of Brazil's emission control policies on air quality conditions and to …

The accuracy of atmospheric chemical mechanisms used in air quality models is critical for
robustly predicting the production and decay of air pollutants and developing strategies to …