The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation

DM Lapola, P Pinho, J Barlow, LEOC Aragão… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Approximately 2.5× 106 square kilometers of the Amazon forest are currently degraded by
fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions

G Bishop, D Styles, PNL Lens - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
There is currently a shift from petrochemical to bio-based plastics (bioplastics). The
application of comprehensive and appropriately designed LCA studies are imperative to …

Assessing coupling interactions in a safe and just operating space for regional sustainability

D Han, D Yu, J Qiu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Human activities affect the Earth System with an unprecedented magnitude, causing
undesirable irreversible degradation. The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals …

Cross-sectoral perspectives (chapter 12)

M Babiker, G Berndes, K Blok, B Cohen, A Cowie… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
The total emission mitigation potential achievable by the year 2030, calculated based on
sectoral assessments, is sufficient to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to half of the …

Unleashing the convergence amid digitalization and sustainability towards pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A holistic review

GDR Castro, MCG Fernandez, AU Colsa - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the United Nations 2030
Agenda emerged in 2015, becoming an unprecedented global compass for navigating …

[HTML][HTML] Animal-and plant-based protein sources: a sco** review of human health outcomes and environmental impact

L Ferrari, SA Panaite, A Bertazzo, F Visioli - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dietary proteins are indispensable to human nutrition. In addition to their tissue-building
function, they affect body composition and regulate various metabolic pathways, as well as …

Exploring the role of renewable energy, urbanization and structural change for environmental sustainability: Comparative analysis for practical implications

L Cui, S Weng, AM Nadeem, MZ Rafique, U Shahzad - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental sustainability has gained more importance in recent time to ensure socio-
economic sustainability via healthy environment. Ecological footprint has also emerged as …

Attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) through supply chain practices and business strategies: A systematic review with bibliometric and network analyses

R Agrawal, A Majumdar, K Majumdar… - … Strategy and the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable development goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, are gaining
importance in all the industrial sectors. The attainment of SDGs will lead to simultaneous …

Review of life-cycle based methods for absolute environmental sustainability assessment and their applications

A Bjørn, C Chandrakumar, AM Boulay… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In many regions and at the planetary scale, human pressures on the environment exceed
levels that natural systems can sustain. These pressures are caused by networks of human …

[HTML][HTML] National SDG-7 performance assessment to support achieving sustainable energy for all within planetary limits

CH Gebara, A Laurent - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Several gaps and limitations characterise present indicators for United Nations' Sustainable
Development Goal 7 (SDG-7), thus impeding effective policy-making. Here, we propose a …