Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts

HO Pörtner, RJ Scholes, A Arneth, DKA Barnes… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Earth's biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural
resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat …

Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis

J Lv, J Xie, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang, Y Feng… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis is an efficient biochemical process which converts solar energy into
energy-rich carbohydrates. By understanding the key photoelectrochemical processes and …

Growing environmental footprint of plastics driven by coal combustion

L Cabernard, S Pfister, C Oberschelp, S Hellweg - Nature Sustainability, 2022 - nature.com
Research on the environmental impacts from the global value chain of plastics has typically
focused on the disposal phase, considered most harmful to the environment and human …

Assessing China's efforts to pursue the 1.5 C warming limit

H Duan, S Zhou, K Jiang, C Bertram, M Harmsen… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Given the increasing interest in keeping global warming below 1.5° C, a key question is
what this would mean for China's emission pathway, energy restructuring, and …

Descriptors for the evaluation of electrocatalytic reactions: d‐band theory and beyond

S Jiao, X Fu, H Huang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Closing the carbon‐, hydrogen‐, and nitrogen cycle with renewable electricity holds
promises for the mitigation of the facing environment and energy crisis, along with the …

Agricultural intensification and climate change are rapidly decreasing insect biodiversity

PH Raven, DL Wagner - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Major declines in insect biomass and diversity, reviewed here, have become obvious and
well documented since the end of World War II. Here, we conclude that the spread and …

Intermetallic nanocrystals for fuel-cells-based electrocatalysis

F Lin, M Li, L Zeng, M Luo, S Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis underpins the renewable electrochemical conversions for sustainability,
which further replies on metallic nanocrystals as vital electrocatalysts. Intermetallic …

[HTML][HTML] Pluralizing energy justice: Incorporating feminist, anti-racist, Indigenous, and postcolonial perspectives

BK Sovacool, SE Bell, C Daggett, C Labuski… - Energy Research & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Justice represents not only a moral obligation but can enhance the legitimacy and
acceptance of a rapid push toward global decarbonization. Innovations in technology, even …

Industrial carbon dioxide capture and utilization: state of the art and future challenges

W Gao, S Liang, R Wang, Q Jiang, Y Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dramatically increased CO2 concentration from several point sources is perceived to cause
severe greenhouse effect towards the serious ongoing global warming with associated …

Atomic Tuning of Single-Atom Fe–N–C Catalysts with Phosphorus for Robust Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

K Li, S Zhang, X Zhang, S Liu, H Jiang, T Jiang… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 to produce carbon-based fuels and chemicals
possesses huge potentials to alleviate current environmental problems. However, it is …