The rising volume of waste created worldwide due to industrialization and commercial
activity necessitates a method of waste management that is both effective and efficient …

This paper presents the overview of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) and their
energy, land use, and emissions implications. The SSPs are part of a new scenario …

Ambitious climate policies, as well as economic development, education, technological
progress and less resource-intensive lifestyles, are crucial elements for progress towards …

Chapter 3 assesses the emissions pathways literature in order to identify their key
characteristics (both in commonalities and differences) and to understand how societal …

Global emissions scenarios play a critical role in the assessment of strategies to mitigate
climate change. The current scenarios, however, are criticized because they feature …

To maintain global warming below 2° C, as per the Paris Agreement, China should stop its
energy-related carbon emissions from increasing by 2030. Given the dominating role of …

Many countries have implemented national climate policies to accomplish pledged
Nationally Determined Contributions and to contribute to the temperature objectives of the …

Mitigation scenarios that achieve the ambitious targets included in the Paris Agreement
typically rely on greenhouse gas emission reductions combined with net carbon dioxide …

Recognizing that bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) may still take years to
mature, this study focuses on another photosynthesis-based, negative-carbon technology …

After 40 years of reform and “opening up,” China has made remarkable economic progress.
Such economic prosperity, however, has been coupled with environmental degradation. We …