UN Climate Event (COP 30)

COP30 is the 30th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP), an annual global meeting where world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and civil society leaders gather to discuss actions to tackle climate change. It is considered one of the world's key events on the subject. COP30 is a historic opportunity for Brasil to reaffirm its leadership in climate change negotiations and global sustainability. The event will allow the country to demonstrate its efforts in areas such as renewable energy, biofuels, and low-carbon agriculture, as well as to reinforce its historic performance in multilateral processes such as Eco-92 and Rio+20. COP30 will be attended by leaders, ministers, diplomats, UN representatives, scientists, business leaders, non-governmental organizations, activists, and other members of civil society from more than 190 countries. COP30 in Belém is committed to sustainable practices such as offsetting carbon emissions, using renewable energy in the event's facilities, and promoting a circular economy with a focus on recycling and reusing materials. The event continues the Paris Agreement signed at COP21 and the discussions of previous COPs. The goals of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5°C and climate finance commitments will be the key themes for monitoring progress since COP29 and accelerating future action.

COP30 will be held on November 10-21, 2025, in Belém, Pará, Brasil.

Table of contents

Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 30, November 2024
Environmental stress from deforestation, driven by rapidly growing palm oil production and agricultural expansion, heightens human-animal interactions, fostering zoonotic diseases. Climate change and altered weather patterns are boosting vector populations and pathogen evolution that enhances the transmission of vector-borne infections.This study evaluates One Health strategies used by southeast Asian countries for brucellosis, anthrax, and scrub typhus
Elsevier, Energy Policy, Volume 208, January 2026
This study systematically reviews how EU countries determine electricity reliability standards using the Value of Lost Load and Cost of New Entry metrics. It highlights major inconsistencies in national approaches and calls for more harmonised, transparent frameworks to ensure secure, cost-efficient, and climate-aligned energy transitions across Europe.
Elsevier, Advances in Applied Energy, Volume 20, December 2025
This study develops a capacity expansion model with grid operational detail and high spatial resolution to examine decadal pathways to carbon neutrality by 2060 considering localized and temporal impacts.
Elsevier, Advances in Applied Energy, Volume 20, December 2025
This paper reviews existing analyses on AI infrastructure’s energy and climate implications and proposes quantitative scenario-based frameworks, highlighting key research challenges at the intersection of AI-driven energy demand, region-specific clean energy strategies and their economic competitiveness, strategic levers in energy sourcing decisions, and policy dynamics.
Elsevier, Energy and Climate Change, Volume 6, December 2025
Many countries, subnational jurisdictions, and companies are setting net-zero emissions goals; however, questions remain about strategies to reach these targets, policy measures, technology gaps, and economic impacts. We investigate the potential policy implications of reaching economy-wide net-zero CO2 emissions across the United States by 2050 using results from a multi-model comparison with 14 energy-economic models.
Elsevier, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Volume 60, November 2025
This study analyzes decarbonization efforts of 1,095 European firms, identifying six key strategic pathways—ranging from risk diagnosis to supply chain redesign—and uses a systems dynamics approach to reveal how these interconnected strategies influence climate risk performance. The findings offer valuable tools for managers and policymakers to coordinate supply chain actions more effectively, fostering continuous innovation and improved sustainability outcomes.
Elsevier, Archives of Medical Research, Volume 56, November 2025
This review highlights how the nature crisis, particularly climate change, is reshaping the distribution and intensity of diseases, posing significant challenges for global and local health policies. It underscores the urgent need for adaptive, multidisciplinary health strategies that address vulnerable populations and prioritize mitigation efforts to build a sustainable relationship between humans and nature.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 17 October 2025
The study finds that Chinese listed companies' increasing carbon footprints, primarily from value chain emissions, are associated with higher expected returns, indicating a carbon damage risk premium recognized by investors.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 19 September 2025
The article examines the complex systemic risks and vulnerabilities arising from the transition to renewable energy and climate change, emphasizing the need for integrated risk management and collaboration to enhance resilience for first responders and policymakers.
Elsevier, World Development, Volume 197, January 2026
This paper uses a Global Factor Local Projections model to show that unanticipated ENSO events increase global commodity price volatility, with climate change potentially intensifying these effects and causing heterogeneous impacts across commodities, underscoring the key role of international markets in adaptation.
Elsevier, Carbon Capture Science and Technology, Volume 16, September 2025
This paper highlights the potential of engineered mineral carbonation to transform cement and concrete into effective carbon sinks by enhancing CO2 storage while maintaining material performance, emphasizing the use of alkaline industrial residues and carbonatable binders. It proposes a strategic roadmap integrating scientific innovation, regulation, and carbon accounting to promote climate-positive construction.
Elsevier, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Volume 53, January 2025
This study projects China's agricultural environmental impacts under different socioeconomic pathways, showing that sustainable development (SSP1) could reduce impacts by up to 76% by 2050, while less cooperative scenarios (SSP3) may lead to smaller reductions or increases. The results highlight the critical influence of agricultural policies in driving environmental sustainability and decarbonization across China's regions.
Elsevier, The Lancet Haematology, Volume , 2025
This Viewpoint issues a multidisciplinary call to embed sustainability into anticoagulation care, aligning clinical excellence with climate responsibility.
Elsevier, Results in Engineering, Volume 24, December 2024
This study shows that climate change is likely to increase the frequency and severity of urban flooding, with higher greenhouse gas emissions leading to more intense rainfall and floods, highlighting the need for better planning and adaptation strategies to protect cities.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 15 November 2024
This study highlights that while integrated assessment modeling research has historically dominated IPCC assessments and policymaking, it has been influenced by a limited, Western male-dominated sample, potentially biasing climate solutions, though its influence has decreased in recent reports, emphasizing the need for broader scientific inclusion.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 18 October 2024
Biodiversity and climate change are deeply linked, with biodiversity regulating climate and climate impacting habitats, yet this link is often overlooked in policy. Our study emphasizes integrating climate mitigation into conservation to preserve ecosystem services, even if protected area goals are met.
Elsevier, International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 110, October 2024
This study examines how climate change negatively affects education completion rates across communities in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, and Nigeria. It finds that rising temperatures, reduced rainfall, and environmental degradation are linked to lower completion rates, especially in disadvantaged areas, highlighting the urgent need for targeted mitigation policies.
Elsevier, Geoforum, Volume 155, October 2024
This paper examines the evolving focus from institutional to ecological security in climate change discussions, finding cautious optimism in the growing recognition and engagement with ecological security at policy and nation-state levels, particularly regarding protection of vulnerable ecosystems.
Elsevier, Geoforum, Volume 155, October 2024
This paper argues that adopting a feminist political ecology perspective reveals how multi-scalar power relations shape gender and social inequities in climate-related migration, emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding to address the root causes of vulnerability and inequality.
Elsevier, American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 23, September 2025
This study examined the link between extreme heat waves and age-adjusted cardio-kideny-metabolic mortality in US counties from 2010 to 2019
Elsevier, Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 5, 19 June 2024
This research demonstrates how the engineering concept of dynamic similitude can be successfully applied to a lab-scale carbon capture column, allowing its performance to accurately predict that of a larger pilot-scale system. Accurately scaling these technologies is a crucial step for the rapid, widespread deployment of carbon management solutions needed to effectively limit global temperature increase and mitigate the severe impacts of climate change.
Elsevier, Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 5, 19 June 2024
This research identifies optimal passive retrofitting methods, such as adding insulation, to enhance the resilience of residential buildings and protect vulnerable communities from the safety risks posed by climate change-driven extreme weather events. By increasing he time a building maintains a safe temperature without external power, this approach helps societies adapt to an already warming world while reducing the energy demand that contributes to further temperature increase.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 17 May 2024
The study assesses how different mountain regions worldwide are variably exposed to climate, land use, and human population changes. It highlighting Africa's tropical mountains as most vulnerable and European and North American mountains as potential refugia, informing targeted conservation strategies.
Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 20, January 2024
This study finds that high levels of air pollution in India, including in rural regions, are significantly associated with respiratory illness in young children, a significant source of childhood morbidity and mortality. 
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 15 December 2023
Global climate overshoot scenarios rely heavily on land-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR), but the IPCC’s optimistic technical and economic potentials overlook the unquantified “feasible” potential shaped by socio-cultural, environmental, and institutional factors. This article proposes research frameworks to quantify this feasible potential, urging caution in using techno-economic CDR assessments for policymaking.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 15 December 2023
Climate change adaptation is urgent, yet understanding which strategies effectively reduce risks across varied climate conditions remains limited. By analyzing climate variability features and community responses—illustrated through an African case study—this review offers insights and methods to engage communities and inform policymakers for more effective adaptation support.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 15 December 2023
An overshoot of the 1.5°C target seems inevitable, prompting urgent calls for comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and globally coordinated solar geoengineering research. Drawing lessons from the CGIAR agricultural network, this article proposes a global network of climate action centers to ensure reliable and legitimate research, guiding policymakers and donors in addressing this critical need.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 6, 17 November 2023
Steel production is a major global carbon emitter, yet its role in meeting climate targets remains underexplored. Our analysis shows deep emission cuts are achievable through rapid mitigation, demand reduction, and carbon capture, offering vital guidance for policymakers and stakeholders in decarbonization planning.
Elsevier, American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 19, September 2024
This study used the Energy Policy Simulator to project the health benefits of the US achieving its 2030 NDC greenhouse gas reduction targets by 205. Results indicate significant reductions in adverse health outcomes, uncluding thousands of avoided asthma attacks, heart attacks, hospitalizations, respiratory issues, lost workdays, and deaths - particularly among racial and ethnic minorities, who are expected to experience the largest relative health benefits.
Elsevier, eTransportation, Volume 25, September 2025
The article proposes a predictive control strategy for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) that utilizes route information from digital map providers to enable electric driving within zero-emission zones. The study develops a supervisory control with Dynamic Programming in the cloud to calculate an optimal State of Charge (SOC) trajectory, which is then used to guide the rule-based controller in the vehicle.
Elsevier, Water Research X, Volume 28, 1 September 2025
This perspective argues that current WASH resilience strategies in low- and middle-income countries are insufficient, emphasizing the need for a transformative approach that addresses broader socio-environmental impacts of climate change. It proposes a research agenda focused on identifying which WASH systems to transform, the timing, leadership roles, and methods for monitoring and evaluating these transformations to achieve sustainable outcomes.
Elsevier, International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 117, September 2025
This study investigates the use of problem-based learning (PBL) by geography teachers in Northwest Ethiopia to address deforestation and climate change education.
Elsevier, Environmental Science and Policy, Volume 170, August 2025
This article offers a comprehensive review of how climate policies in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) interact with all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a particular focus on SDG13 (Climate Action). It identifies a significant research gap, showing that only 5% of relevant studies focus on LDCs, and emphasizes the need for more inclusive, context-specific data and policy analysis. The authors propose a holistic resilience framework, combining infrastructural, institutional, and informational dimensions, to guide future climate policy that supports sustainable development across all SDGs.
Elsevier, Energy Research and Social Science, Volume 126, August 2025
The paper critically examines the assumption that access to electricity (SDG 7) inherently promotes gender equality (SDG 5). It finds that the gendered impacts of electricity access vary widely—sometimes empowering women, but other times reinforcing existing inequalities. To better understand these dynamics, the authors develop a new theoretical framework that merges: Gender Studies insights on gender as performative, intersectional, and shaped by power relations. Social Practice Theory, which explores how electricity gains meaning through its role in everyday practices. This framework is applied to case studies in rural Guatemala (patriarchal) and rural Colombia (matrilineal), revealing how cultural context shapes outcomes. The paper also introduces an 8-step methodology for applying this framework in practice. Ultimately, the study offers tools for designing context-sensitive energy policies that are more likely to advance gender equality.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 18 July 2025
The study highlights that per capita consumption and income are primary drivers of China's industrial process-related GHG emissions, with emission intensity and product structure changes serving as key offsetting factors, emphasizing the importance of macroeconomic and technological considerations for effective mitigation.
Elsevier, Patterns, Volume 6, 11 July 2025
The authors present a holistic research agenda for sustainable computing that aims to reduce the carbon emissions associated with the manufacture and operation of future computer systems, a pressing objective given computing’s rapid growth in emerging applications such as artificial intelligence. The agenda integrates ideas in software design, hardware architecture, renewable energy infrastructure, power and carbon accounting, and economic policy.
Elsevier, International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Volume 25, 1 July 2025
The study highlights that distress related to climate change is influenced by factors different from those affecting general distress, with trust in government and emotion regulation playing key roles in climate change distress. These findings suggest important targets for intervention and emphasize the responsibility of economic and political sectors to communicate effectively and address public concerns about climate change.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 8, 20 June 2025
In response to unprecedented global warming in 2023-2024, expert input identified 10 key climate-change research advances with high policy relevance, informing COP29 delegates on critical issues like adaptation, mitigation, and governance of energy-transition minerals.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 8, 17 January 2025
Conservation and restoration of mangrove blue carbon ecosystems are vital for climate mitigation. Our study shows that former aquaculture ponds remain suitable for restoration, offering significant carbon benefits and guiding cost-effective strategies.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 8, 16 May 2025
The Mata Atlântica has lost over 85% of its cover, threatening climate and livelihoods. Our study reveals that reforestation with long-lived wood products can triple profits while enhancing carbon sinks, urging policymakers, landowners, and industries to collaborate for sustainable restoration.
Elsevier, Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 6, 16 April 2025
This review evaluates how AI-driven solutions, especially generative AI, can enhance urban energy resilience to help power systems adapt to and recover from extreme weather events and energy crises. By improving energy efficiency, reliability, and robustness, this approach directly supports the transition to carbon neutrality, which is essential for limiting global temperature increase and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Elsevier, Trends in Plant Science, Volume 30, April 2025
Climate change threatens global food security by reducing crop yields and increasing environmental stresses, requiring urgent innovation in crop resilience through advanced breeding, genetic engineering, and sustainable practices. To succeed, global collaboration, streamlined regulations, public engagement, and integrating field and lab research are essential for developing adaptable, climate-resilient crops that ensure a sustainable food future.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 21 March 2025
This paper discusses Australia's first pass qualitative climate risk assessment process, compares it with other national assessments, and offers insights and themes to inform the development of a common framework for global climate risk evaluations.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 21 March 2025
This scoping review identified various adaptation strategies to protect maternal and child health from climate change effects, highlighting the need for more tailored, context-specific interventions involving pregnant women and local healthcare services.
Elsevier, Carbon Capture Science and Technology, Volume 14, March 2025
This study explores nanostructured MOF-composite membranes as a promising technology for enhanced CO2 capture, highlighting improved gas separation performance, stability, and scalability while addressing challenges like regeneration and sustainability through advanced synthesis and modeling approaches.
Elsevier, Advances in Applied Energy, Volume 17, March 2025
This study compares traditional Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) and emerging water electrolysis methods (PEMEC and SOEC) for ammonia production, evaluating their economic viability and CO2 emissions under varying electricity prices and carbon intensities. Results show that PEMEC is most cost-effective at very low electricity prices, SOEC gains competitiveness as prices rise, and SMR is preferable above 0.08 €/kWhe, with CO2 emissions depending heavily on electricity carbon intensity; projections indicate SOEC will become highly cost-competitive by 2030–2040.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 21 February 2025
Heatwaves driven by climate change significantly increase the frequency and duration of power outages in China, with projected future increases emphasizing the need for grid upgrades and adaptive strategies.
Elsevier, World Development, Volume 186, February 2025
This study shows that climate change has significantly decreased crop yields and heightened food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, and although adaptation strategies provide some relief, major challenges persist, highlighting the need for targeted resilience policies.
Elsevier, Results in Engineering, Volume 26, June 2025
This study shows that the growth of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles significantly contributes to rising carbon dioxide levels and global warming, and suggests that investing in clean energy vehicles and implementing effective policies are crucial to reducing climate change and promoting sustainable development. As part of the research, the authors develop a new mathematical model to analyze the impact of fossil fuel vehicle emissions on atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and global warming.
Elsevier, , Volume , 1 January 2025
This chapter addresses the relationship between urban form and mobility for energy-efficient urban structures and sustainable transportation systems. It draws attention to the problems of urban sprawl and automobile dependency, which are reflected in poorly designed policies, and the energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions they contribute to. Furthermore, this situation is an important issue for urban policymakers in terms of the ever-growing population. The chapter discusses various policies and strategies for energy-efficient cities and transportation systems.
Elsevier, , Volume , 1 January 2025
This chapter delves into the pivotal role of smart cities in redefining infrastructure management to enhance urban functionality, sustainability, and quality of life. It examines how interconnected systems, driven by internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and big data analytics, enable real-time decision-making across transportation, energy, water, and waste management sectors. The integration of renewable energy, smart grids, and green infrastructure fosters resilience and mitigates environmental impacts.
Elsevier, , Volume , 1 January 2025
One Health represents an integrated approach aimed at harmonizing and enhancing the health of humans, animals, and the environment. Considering global health threats such as the COVID-19 pandemic, this approach is crucial for prevention, prediction, detection, and global response. By fostering collaboration across diverse sectors, disciplines, and communities, innovative solutions can be developed to address underlying causes and establish sustainable, long-term measures. Within this framework, microalgae emerge as promising contributors aligned with the principles of One Health.
Elsevier, , Volume , 1 January 2025
This chapter takes a critical look at the United States' journey toward a clean renewable energy (RE) future, highlighting the feasibility and challenges in establishing a sustainable energy landscape. The focus is on the currently major RE technologies, namely, hydro, wind, and solar, and on some emerging technologies (e.g., hydrogen, smart grid, enhanced transmission) that can complement the major ones in the aspirational goal of 100% RE.
Elsevier, , Volume , 1 January 2024
Hydrogen holds significant promise as a clean energy solution across various sectors, offering emissions-free energy generation and transportation. However, challenges in production, storage, and transportation hinder its widespread adoption. Efforts to address these obstacles include advancements in electrolysis technologies, such as offshore hydrogen production using wind energy, and innovative storage methods like liquid organic hydrogen carriers.
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Multifunctional Nanostructured Coatings, 2025, pages 365-395

This chapter aligns with SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and production) by exploring new materials for environmental remediation
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Sustainable Nanomaterials, 2025, Pages 3-48

This chapter aligns with SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by promoting environmentally friendly and sustainable nanotechnology practices that reduce risks to humans and ecosystems. It also supports SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) through advancing innovative, cost-effective, and green nanomaterials for diverse industrial applications.
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Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities, Innovations in Planning and Climate Resilience, Smart Cities, 2025, Pages 115-152

This chapter supports SDG 9, 11, and 7 by discussing the integration of digital twins to enable urban stakeholders to make informed decisions, ensuring that buildings are optimized for both energy efficiency and occupant well-being, thus advancing the goals of sustainable urban development.
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Sustainable Nanomaterials, 2025, Pages 203-262

This chapter supports SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) by exploring how nanotechnology can improve sustainable agricultural practices, improving productivity and resource efficiency. It also aligns with SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by promoting green nanotechnology approaches that minimize environmental impact in agriculture.
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Integrated Planning for Sustainable Resilient Regions, 2025, Pages 165-172

This chapter supports SDG 9, 11, and 13 by focusing on innovative infrastructure solutions, which are key to building sustainable and resilient regional connections; examining how innovative infrastructure can help transform traditional cities by improving connectivity, reducing environmental impact, and driving economic growth; and highlighting the importance of green infrastructure and renewable energy in mitigating the environmental impact of infrastructure, particularly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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One- and Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials, 2025, Pages 279-299

This chapter aligns with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) by addressing the potential health risks associated with nanoparticle exposure and advocating for precautionary measures to protect human health. It also supports SDG 15 (Life on Land) by exploring the ecological impacts of nanomaterials and highlighting their role in environmental remediation to preserve ecosystem integrity.
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Agriculture Toward Net Zero Emissions, 2025, Pages 239-263

This chapter aligns with SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by promoting the integration of solar energy into agriculture to enhance energy efficiency and resource use. It also supports SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 13 (Climate Action) through sustainable farming innovations that improve productivity while reducing environmental impact and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Handbook on New Paradigms in Smart Charging for E-Mobility, Global Trends, Policies, and Practices, 2025, Pages 3-52

This chapter supports SDG 11, 9, and 13 by providing a comprehensive overview of the integration of PV systems with EV charging and its potential impact on the future of sustainable transportation.
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Agriculture Toward Net Zero Emissions, 2025, Pages 125-151

This chapter supports SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by promoting sustainable agrifood systems and efficient land-use practices that enhance productivity while reducing environmental impact. It also advances SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 15 (Life on Land) through its focus on carbon-neutral agriculture and responsible land management to mitigate climate change and protect terrestrial ecosystems.
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Gold Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites, 2025, Pages 493-527

This chapter supports SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) by exploring innovative approaches to enhance solar energy harvesting using plasmonic nanoparticles, thereby improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of solar energy systems. It also contributes to SDG 13 (Climate Action) by promoting sustainable energy technologies that help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate climate change.
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Sustainable Management of Agro-Food Waste, 2025, Pages 69-85

This chapter directly supports UN SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by promoting the conversion of agricultural waste into valuable bio-based products, fostering resource efficiency and circular economy practices. It also contributes to SDG 13 (Climate Action) by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable waste management and valorization of agricultural residues.
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Multifunctional Nanostructured Coatings, 2025, pages 397-438

This chapter aligns with SDG 6 (Clean water & sanitation) by exploring new materials for wastewater treatment.
Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 39, August 2025
This study investigates the association between polluting cooking technology use, and domain-wise cognitive functions in an rural aging cohort in South India, which includes insights from structural brain MRI. These findings substantiate the results of previous studies, noting diminished global cognition and visuospatial function among polluting cooking technology users.
Elsevier, Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 5, 21 February 2024
This review investigates the emerging market for Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, which is crucial for mitigating climate change by actively removing $\text{CO}_2$ from the atmosphere. By detailing the technologies used by over 50 DAC startups and identifying their potential customers, this work aims to accelerate the worldwide commercial deployment of a technology necessary to meet global temperature limits.
Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 30, November 2024
This study assesses the impact of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) on 15 non-attainment cities in one of the largest states of India, which offers policymakers substantial evidence to suggest that intensified provisions may be necessary for cities predicted to fall short of meeting program targets
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 19 April 2024
Climate change’s growing impact on human mobility—and the misleading narratives surrounding it—calls for nuanced research to clarify when mobility aids adaptation and its complex outcomes. Key priorities include integrating planning, addressing involuntary immobility and vulnerability, and ensuring policies respect diverse experiences, emphasizing choice and freedom of movement.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 15 March 2024
Cold-related excess deaths in China are significantly higher than heat-related deaths, with substantial economic losses, and colder regions experience more heat-related mortality, underscoring the importance of targeted climate adaptation.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 15 March 2024
The study highlights that urban heat mitigation strategies must be tailored to specific climatic and morphological contexts, emphasizing the importance of urban design, anthropogenic heat management, and region-specific interventions like irrigation or green cover.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 17 May 2024
The study finds that compact urban landscapes increase heat health risks, while green spaces and vegetation can mitigate these risks, highlighting the importance of urban planning for climate adaptation.
Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 29, October 2024
Intake of unhealthy and unsustainable food groups increased over the last decades in Thailand which correlate with environmental impacts and NCD cases in Thailand.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 17 May 2024
Mitigating urban overheating is crucial for livable cities, yet this study of 7,500+ actions in 2,500+ European cities reveals a heavy focus on green and water solutions, limited use of smart systems, and gaps in addressing vulnerable populations and combinatorial strategies.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 19 January 2024
This article explores how assuming lower economic growth rates—aligned with secular stagnation—broadens feasible climate mitigation pathways consistent with 1.5°C–2°C warming, reducing reliance on unprecedented low-carbon infrastructure buildout. However, lower growth raises concerns about equity and stability, highlighting the need to evaluate novel “post-growth” policies in future scenarios.
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Net-Zero Transit, The Future of Eco-Friendly Transportation, 2025, Pages 1-28

This chapter supports SDG 7, 9, and 11 by exploring innovations in renewable energy sources and their potential to facilitate clean transportation alternatives; highlighting the importance of developing sustainable transportation infrastructure and leveraging technological advancements to achieve net-zero emissions; and emphasizing the role of urban planning and design in creating more environmentally friendly and equitable transportation systems.