Net-zero emissions chemical industry in a world of limited resources

P Gabrielli, L Rosa, M Gazzani, R Meys, A Bardow… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
The chemical industry is responsible for about 5% of global CO 2 emissions and is key to
achieving net-zero targets. Decarbonizing this industry, nevertheless, faces particular …

Nutrition security, constraints, and agro-diversification strategies of neglected and underutilized crops to fight global hidden hunger

A Ali, B Bhattacharjee - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Neglected and underutilized crop species (NUCS) or forbidden crops offer
tremendous potential to combat malnutrition, poverty, and global hidden hunger. Since …

Diversifying crop rotation increases food production, reduces net greenhouse gas emissions and improves soil health

X Yang, J **ong, T Du, X Ju, Y Gan, S Li, L **a… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Global food production faces challenges in balancing the need for increased yields with
environmental sustainability. This study presents a six-year field experiment in the North …

Energy and food security implications of transitioning synthetic nitrogen fertilizers to net-zero emissions

L Rosa, P Gabrielli - Environmental Research Letters, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
By synthetically producing nitrogen fertilizers from ammonia (NH 3), the Haber–Bosch
process has been feeding humanity for more than one hundred years. However, current NH …

Spatially differentiated nitrogen supply is key in a global food–fertilizer price crisis

S Snapp, TB Sapkota, J Chamberlin, CM Cox… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A regional geopolitical conflict and sudden massive supply disruptions have revealed
vulnerabilities in our global fuel–fertilizer–food nexus. As nitrogen (N) fertilizer price spikes …

A new multi-dimensional framework considering environmental impacts to assess green development level of cultivated land during 1990 to 2018 in China

C Chai, B Zhang, Y Li, W Niu, W Zheng, X Kong… - Environmental Impact …, 2023 - Elsevier
China has achieved food security in the last three decades through massive use of
fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation water, resulting in negative environmental impacts to the …

Crop rotational diversity can mitigate climate‐induced grain yield losses

A Costa, R Bommarco, ME Smith, T Bowles… - Global change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Diversified crop rotations have been suggested to reduce grain yield losses from the
adverse climatic conditions increasingly common under climate change. Nevertheless, the …

Quantifying farm sustainability through the lens of ecological theory

J Storkey, C Maclaren, JM Bullock, LR Norton… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The achievements of the Green Revolution in meeting the nutritional needs of a growing
global population have been won at the expense of unintended consequences for the …

[PDF][PDF] Plant diversity and ecological intensification in crop production systems

RW Brooker, C Hawes, PPM Iannetta… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ecological intensification (EI) is the enhancement of ecosystem services to complement or
substitute for the role of anthropogenic inputs in maintaining or increasing yields. EI has …

Understanding the effects of socio-ecological factors on trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services to support urban sustainable management: A case study …

K Wang, J Gao, C Liu, Y Zhang, C Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the complex impact of socio-ecological factors on ecosystem service trade-
offs and synergies (EST/ESS) is critical in delivering multiple benefits to various …