The role of carbon taxes, clean fuels, and renewable energy in promoting sustainable development: How green is nuclear energy?

X Yue, MYP Peng, MK Anser, AA Nassani, M Haffar… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sources are viewed as a promising solution for lowering global carbon
emissions. A couple of long-term policy instruments are critical for providing synergy to …

Environmental impact of electricity generation technologies: a comparison between conventional, nuclear, and renewable technologies

G Guidi, AC Violante, S De Iuliis - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The transformation of the energy sector, based on the development of low-carbon
technologies, is essential to achieve climate neutrality. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is …

Geosciences and the energy transition

NJ Gardiner, JJ Roberts, G Johnson… - … Science, Systems and …, 2023 - lyellcollection.org
A substantial and rapid decarbonisation of the global economy is required to limit
anthropogenic climate change to well below 2° C average global heating by 2050. Yet …

Parametric life cycle assessment of nuclear power for simplified models

T Gibon, A Hahn Menacho - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrifying the global economy is accepted as a main decarbonization lever to reach the
Paris Agreement targets. The IEA's 2050 Net Zero transition pathways all involve some …

Ultralight carbon aerogel composites derived from MOFs and cross-linked chitosan: synthesis, characterization, and U (VI) adsorption

Y Sun, J Chen, Y Kang, H Zhang, Y Ge, N Yuan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
An environmentally friendly and cost-effective adsorbent for removing U (VI) from radioactive
wastewater is of significant importance for protecting the environment. In this work, we …

Nuclear energy transition and CO2 emissions nexus in 28 nuclear electricity-producing countries with different income levels

H Mahmood - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Background Nuclear energy carries the least environmental effects compared to fossil fuels
and most other renewable energy sources. Therefore, nuclear energy transition (NET) would …

Analysis of energy-saving and environmental benefits from power structure adjustment in China: A comparative study from 2020 to 2060

WK Zhu, C Wang, L Wang, X Wu, Q Yue - Sustainable Production and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The power industry plays a major role in achieving carbon emission peak and carbon
neutrality. China needs a power industry with deep decarbonization and high energy …

Selective and highly efficient removal of uranium from radioactive effluents by activated carbon functionalized with 2-aminobenzoic acid as a new sorbent

MM Nezhad, A Semnani, N Tavakkoli… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was modification of activated carbon (AC) to prepare a new
selective sorbent for removal of uranium ion. The modification was performed by introducing …

Heterogeneity of the impact of energy production and consumption on national greenhouse gas emissions

T Pavel, S Polina - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
This research investigates the relationship between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
energy production and consumption patterns in 122 countries over the period from 1990 to …

Life cycle resource use of nuclear power generation considering total material requirement

N Nakagawa, S Kosai, E Yamasue - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of life cycle assessments to estimate the environmental impact of nuclear power
generation has become increasingly common. Despite this, the volume of resource …