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Implementing Sustainable Blue Carbon Initiatives as a Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Solution: Restoration Considerations and Upending Conventional Top-Down Governance
(2024-04-18)
As international institutions (e.g., UN; World Bank), state and non-state actors, the private sector, and civil society confront the interconnected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, an unassuming nature-based ...
Comparison of Life Cycle Analysis Methodologies and Practical Applications in Textile Development
(2024-05-03)
Life Cycle Assessments are cradle-to-grave systems studies that are created from a variety of inputs that include the process of defining the study goals, scope and boundaries, data input sources and quality requirements, ...
Sustainable Infrastructure and Climate Resilience: A Financial Model to Appraise Nature Based Solutions
(2024-04-30)
As climate change becomes an increasingly important factor in planning new infrastructure projects, nature-based solutions (NBS) are emerging as a more cost efficient and resilient option. Also known as green infrastructure, ...
Economic Analysis of an Algal Turf Scrubber and Anaerobic Digester System for Bioremediation of Eutrophic Waters
(2024-01-04)
Aquatic environments provide economic value in the form of ecosystem services (ES), such as jobs and food through fisheries, eco-tourism, flood buffering against storms, and nutrient capture (Turner et al., 2000). Globally, ...
Blessings in Disguise: How Disasters Can Save Small-Town America by Facilitating Broadband Service Expansion
(2024-01-16)
Broadband is a critical part of modern infrastructure but is not available to all Americans and is lacking in rural communities. This is illustrated by the fact that in 2019, 42 million Americans (13% of the population) ...
Synthesis and Evaluation of Bislawsone Derivatives as Possible Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries
(2024-05-06)
As climate change continues to be a global issue due to its negative environmental impact, various countries have made great efforts to integrate more renewable energy into the power-grid. Using renewable energy can lower ...
Decarbonizing Electricity in the United States: A Review of Goals and Effectiveness
(2024-05-06)
In 2022 alone, U.S. reliance on natural gas to meet peak demand electrical generation needs prevented the global use of fossil fuels to decrease, clearly signifying the link between the country’s energy dependence on fossil ...
Building a Healthy Home: A Comparative Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy-Efficient and Low-VOC Retrofits
(2024-05-03)
As the main cause of death in America and the leading factor of increased health care costs, chronic illness is a growing concern. While several determinants influence the onset of disease, the surrounding environment, ...