Concerns about climate change call for a careful assessment of the environmental impact of the supply chain of critical materials such as magnesium (Mg) which has a broad range of applications. Enhancing the circularity of this material is vital for ensuring its sustainable use. As the lightest structural metal, magnesium is considered one of the …
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Securing the sustainable proliferation of green energy technologies is an essential issue as the transition from fossil fuels to renewable ones has been accelerating in the last decade. The environmental concerns related to the supply chain of critical materials used by those technologies, especially rare earth elements, deserve special attention on a global scale. Our …
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To accomplish the climate-neutrality objective by 2050, it is necessary to increase the share of renewable energy sources globally. A significant portion of this burden should be carried by palm oil biomass. However, the palm oil biomass supply may not be large enough to satisfy the rising demand worldwide. International trade and maritime transportation networks …
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Monetization of technological innovation necessitates adjustments to the organization, business model(s), and even ecosystems. How to make money with the innovation or how it contributes to profit generation must be clear. If innovation activity has been business need-driven, you might already have an idea of that. If innovation has been technology-driven i.e., you have developed or tested new …
In practice, environmental analytics involves an integration of science, methods, and techniques involving a combination of computers, computational intelligence, information technology, mathematical modelling, and system science to address “real-world” environmental and sustainability problems. Effective environmental decision-making is often challenging and complex where final results often involve inherently subjective political and socio-economic facets. Furthermore, while certain …
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