Advances in lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy and bioproducts by Daniel B. Sulis, Nathalie Lavoine, Heike Sederoff, Xiao Jiang, Barbara M. Marques, Kai Lan, Carlos Cofre-Vega, Rodolphe Barrangou, Jack P. Wang

“…However, large-scale adoption of lignocellulosic feedstocks faces considerable obstacles, including scalability, bioprocessing efficiency, and resilience to climate change. This Review examines current efforts and future opportunities for leveraging lignocellulosic feedstocks in bio-based energy and products, with a focus on enhancing conversion efficiency and scalability. …”
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Urban strategic foresight in European territories – Lessons from Geneva and Luxembourg by Panos Mantziaras

“…The overall objective was to steer local communities towards zero-carbon development paths and climate change adaptation. The text concludes with some reflections on the timeliness of strategic foresight as a valuable tool for building a renewed critical role of the architectural discipline in a context of social and environmental uncertainty. …”
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Measuring climate knowledge: A systematic review of quantitative studies by Maruša Lubej, Žiga Petraš, Andrej Kirbiš

“…Summary: Climate change is a pressing issue that necessitates a climate-literate population. …”
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Making innovative landscapes. Balmori Associates redefining the human-nature relationship for the cities of the future by Javier González-Campaña, Noemie Lafaurie-Debany, Marta Rabazo Martin

“… In the context of the current scholarly debate on environmental and ecological emergency, the contribution presents the work of landscape architect Diana Balmori and Balmori Associates, which has emerged as one of the most visionary and innovative in combating climate change and creating more liveable cities. The description of some of the work carried out by the Firm helps illustrate the foundational and representative elements that characterise its design work, but more importantly, the strategies to be deployed in order to successfully respond to current critical environmental issues. …”
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Research on Safety Resilient Space Design Strategies in Coastal Zone by WAN Xiangyi, JING Wanli, LI Li

“…In the face of the increasingly severe impact of global climate change, the coastal zone, as the region most strongly affected by natural disasters, puts forward higher requirements for its safety resilient. …”
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Time, Infrastructure and Knowledge: Rethinking Temporality in the Anthropocene by Vando Borghi, Luigi Pellizzoni, Paolo Savoia

“…The contributions included in this Crossing Boundaries section reflect upon infrastructural temporality, chronopolitics and natural history in relation to the Anthropocene and climate change. Vando Borghi examines infrastructure capitalism and regimes of historicity, arguing that infrastructural synchronization dispossesses individuals of agency, producing “uncertizenship”. …”
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LOCAL POLISH SELF-GOVERNMENTS AGAINST THE CHALLENGES CREATED BY THE RISK OF NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS (ESG) by Magdalena Zioło, Katarzyna Wójtowicz

“…The article aims to systematize the state of knowledge about the risk of ESG factors in the Polish local government. The risk of climate change, energy transformation, population aging or pandemic risk is just an example of this affecting local government units (LGUs). …”
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Building climate resilience in Indonesia: The role of cool roofs by Beta Paramita

“…The urban population in Indonesia is characterized by rapid growth, while urban microclimates are developing in the context of climate change, increasingly having a detrimental impact on human health, especially due to significant heat-related challenges. …”
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Research progress on the source, adsorption treatment and conversion technology of CO2 by Wang Yingfei

“…As an important greenhouse gas, the increase in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) has become one of the main drivers of global climate change. This paper systematically discusses the source, adsorption treatment method and conversion technology of CO2. …”
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Aktualizacja potencjału religii w ochronie ekosystemów leśnych by Ryszard F. Sadowski

“…The article shows that the actualization of religious potential in protecting forests is accomplished through active prevention of deforestation and climate change, afforestation, and the implementation of environmentally friendly technology.…”
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Climate effects on the diversification strategy of export firms: Evidence from China. by Junmei Zhang, Lianying Yao

“…The results of the study show that as climate change intensifies, leading to more frequent extreme temperatures, firms will face significant hurdles in pursuing diversified development strategies, pointing to increasing challenges ahead.…”
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Current and Emerging Protocols for Carbon Measurement in Agricultural Soils by Suraj Melkani, Noel Manirakiza, Shirley M. Baker, Jehangir H. Bhadha

“…These massive C sinks have the potential to reverse soil degradation, mitigate climate change, and enhance food security. It is therefore essential to monitor the C cycle by accurately measuring the amount of soil C in agricultural fields. …”
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LAND USE/COVER CHANGE IN RUSSIA WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES by ELENA MILANOVA

“…The paper presents the results of a research project on Land Use/Cover Change (LUCC) in Russia in relations with global problems (climate change, environment and biodiversity degradation). …”
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Why the Real Atmosphere Has More Energy than Climate Models: Implications for Ground-Based Telescopes by Adrian F. Tuck

“…The effect of temperature on the overhead water vapour column at ground-based telescopes is also open to the effects of climate change. The degree to which the dynamic operational temperature differs from that obtained by the use of local thermodynamic equilibrium assumptions needs to be established by observational measurements. …”
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Learning from our vulnerabilities: Insights from Octavia E. Butler’s parable of the sower and West Sumatra’s 2024 flood disasters by Sandika Edria, Rizano Gindho, Yeni Marliza

“…The novel explores how social and environmental degradation amidst the extreme weather and climate change in the fictional setting of America in 2024-2027 mirrors West Sumatra’s lack of preparedness to face similar situations in reality. …”
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Reconstitution de trajectoires paysagères de zones humides littorales à l’aide de cartographies diachroniques : exemple des marais estuariens de Corsept by Léa Paly, Nathalie Carcaud, Véronique Beaujouan

“…Often developed for anthropogenic purposes, but also protected for their natural characteristics, they are now facing an increased risk of flooding due to climate change and the rise in the sea level. A prospective approach is frequently used to consider the development of these areas and requires a good knowledge of the trajectories of coastal wetland landscapes, as well as their development and past uses. …”
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The evolution of green finance research: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis by Guizhou Wang, Hongrui Cui, Kjell Hausken

“…It identifies key contributors, influential publications, and collaboration networks, while revealing three distinct research stages: (1) carbon finance and markets (2008–2010), (2) climate finance, climate policy, and climate change (2011–2017), and (3) sustainable development goals and financial development (2018–2022). …”
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Why Rebuild on Toxic, Sinking Ground?: The Challenges for Disaster Recovery in Southeast Louisiana by Jamie Lynn Chan

“…As southern Louisiana is experiencing one of the highest rates of sea level rise in the world, it is not uncommon for residents to hear that it is “too late” to save their homes from the impacts of climate change. Particularly, in the wake of disaster events such as hurricanes and oil spills, heavily damaged areas are often left behind in the recovery process as few developers are willing to take the capital risk to rebuild a sinking neighborhood. …”
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The assessment of environment protection cooperation in the South China Sea by Satyawan Ignatius Agung

“…In addition, the hot-spot and climate change phenomena exacerbate environment degradation. …”
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New ecological notes on the freshwater chrysophycean alga Hydrurus foetidus (Chrysophyceae, Heterokontophyta): a study from Serbia (Southeast Europe) by Rakonjac Aleksandra B., Simić Snežana B.

“…This non-obligate association may be a strategy for the species’ survival during the summer season or the species’ response to climate change. Furthermore, we present co-occurring macroalgae, with special emphasis on the first finding of the rare freshwater chrysophycean alga Phaeodermatium rivulare in Serbian aquatic ecosystems.…”
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