Climate change and population growth generates a decrease in water availability around the world which can compromise the maintenance of sustainable agriculture.
Beyond their traditional use as green solvents, new applications have become available for ionic liquids (ILs) in drug delivery.
Cardiovascular causes have been estimated to be responsible for more than two thirds of the considerable mortality attributed to air pollution.
This study on treating food waste to produce biogas demonstrates a sustainable way to manage waste and generate clean energy, which directly supports responsible consumption and production. By reducing greenhouse gas emissions and offering renewable energy options, this process also contributes to climate action, helping us work toward a healthier planet.
This chapter advances SDG goals 7 and 13 by exploring ideas to reduce energy consumption on and in buildings.
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To mark Earth Day 2020, Global Citizen spoke with seven youth climate activists who shared their hopes for a future in which we take bold climate action. This article contributes to SDGs 1, 7, 13, 14 and 15.
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Contributing to SDG 13, this article explores alternative ways to mark Earth Day that do not undermine efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
This articles highlights one of the winning proposals of the Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge, “Butterfly attractant for pollination and ecosystem health.” The project, which combines ecology and chemistry, involved field observations and lab-based experiments to protect biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India by increasing butterfly pollination, contributing to SDGs 13, 15 and 17.
Global warming and the acute domestic air pollution in China have necessitated transition to a sustainable energy system away from coal-dominated energy production.
There is a wide array of biomass utilisation pathways to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
