From low-to net-zero carbon cities: The next global agenda

KC Seto, G Churkina, A Hsu, M Keller… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on net-zero carbon cities, their
objectives and key features, current efforts, and performance. We discuss how net-zero …

Circular economy practices in the built environment

T Joensuu, H Edelman, A Saari - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this literature review is to provide structured information for the basis of
organizing the future cities through circular economy. The built environment is responsible …

Has Carbon Emissions Trading Reduced PM2.5 in China?

JY Liu, RT Woodward, YJ Zhang - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
China today has an urgent need to develop low-carbon policies that also address local air
pollution. This study uses a difference-in-differences model to estimate the extent to which …

Exploring the trade-offs between electric heating policy and carbon mitigation in China

J Wang, H Zhong, Z Yang, M Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
China has enacted a series of policies since 2015 to substitute electricity for in-home
combustion for rural residential heating. The Electric Heating Policy (EHP) has contributed to …

China's CO2 peak before 2030 implied from characteristics and growth of cities

H Wang, X Lu, Y Deng, Y Sun, CP Nielsen, Y Liu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
China pledges to peak CO2 emissions by 2030 or sooner under the Paris Agreement to limit
global warming to 2° C or less by the end of the century. By examining CO2 emissions from …

City-level climate change mitigation in China

Y Shan, D Guan, K Hubacek, B Zheng, SJ Davis… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
As national efforts to reduce CO2 emissions intensify, policy-makers need increasingly
specific, subnational information about the sources of CO2 and the potential reductions and …

Nexus and synergy between the low-carbon economy and circular economy: A systematic and critical review

J Xie, Z Xia, X Tian, Y Liu - Environmental impact assessment review, 2023 - Elsevier
The circular economy and low-carbon economy are closely interconnected as pillars of
global sustainable development. However, no consensus exists on how to maximize the …

Chinese cities exhibit varying degrees of decoupling of economic growth and CO2 emissions between 2005 and 2015

Y Shan, S Fang, B Cai, Y Zhou, D Li, K Feng… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Cities, contributing more than 75% of global carbon emissions, are at the heart of climate
change mitigation. Given cities' heterogeneity, they need specific low-carbon roadmaps …

[PDF][PDF] Poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development

J Birkmann, E Liwenga, R Pandey, E Boyd, R Djalante… - 2022 - orbi.uliege.be
Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …

Electroactive, antibacterial, and biodegradable poly (lactic acid) nanofibrous air filters for healthcare

L Ke, T Yang, C Liang, X Guan, T Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA)-based nanofibrous membranes (NFMs) hold great potential in the
field of biodegradable filters for air purification but are largely limited by the relatively low …