Analyzing the role of main energy transition policies upon renewable energy penetration in the EU: An assessment of energy productivity and low carbon economiesMendeley Data by Gonzalo H. Soto, Xuan-Hoa Nghiem, Xavier Martinez-Cobas

“…On the other hand, the transition process toward less fossil fuel-dependent energy contributes to a greater utilization of renewable energy, with a 0.11% increase for each 10% increase in the use of renewable energy over fossil fuels. …”
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The role of technological innovation and institutional quality in environmental and economic growth sustainability in emerging Asian countries by Ruiyue Zhang, Liu Jing, Yutong Li, Xu Guo

“…Economic activities based on primary industrial operations and fossil fuel energy cause environmental pollution by releasing carbon dioxide that is harmful to the environment. …”
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Environmental Assessment of the Life Cycle of Bovine Compound Feeds from a Feed Milling Plant in a Large Commercial Farm in Wielkopolska Region, Poland by Jerzy Bieńkowski, Małgorzata Holka

“…For average compound feed, the impact category indicators for the global warming potential, acidification, eutrophication, photochemical ozone formation, consumption of mineral resources, fossil fuel resources and the emission of the respirable particles were respectively: 605.9 kg CO2 eq, 8.73 kg SO2 eq, 3.32 kg PO4 eq, 0.73 kg ethylene eq, 3.4x10-3 kg antimony eq, 5141.1 MJ and 2.25 kg PM2.5 eq. …”
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Concentrations, Deposition, and Effects of Nitrogenous Pollutants in Selected California Ecosystems by Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Pamela E. Padgett, Sally D. Parry, Mark E. Fenn, Michael J. Arbaugh

“…In southern California, most of the N air pollution is in oxidized forms as nitrogen oxides (NOx), nitric acid (HNO3), and particulate nitrate (NO3–) resulting from fossil fuel combustion and subsequent complex photochemical reactions. …”
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Source Impact Analysis Using Char-EC/Soot-EC Ratios in the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India by Manisha Mishra, U.C. Kulshrestha

“…Cross plots of these ratios identified biomass burning and fossil-fuel combustion as the largest sources during winter and the post-monsoon season, and summer and the monsoon season, respectively. …”
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Opinions of Forest Managers, Loggers, and Forest Landowners in North Carolina regarding Biomass Harvesting Guidelines by Diane Fielding, Frederick Cubbage, M. Nils Peterson, Dennis Hazel, Brunell Gugelmann, Christopher Moorman

“…Woody biomass has been identified as an important renewable energy source capable of offsetting fossil fuel use. The potential environmental impacts associated with using woody biomass for energy have spurred development of biomass harvesting guidelines (BHGs) in some states and proposals for BHGs in others. …”
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Effect of Emission Penalty and Annual Interest Rate on Cogeneration of Electricity, Heat, and Hydrogen in Karachi: 3E Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis by Mehdi Jahangiri, Ali Mostafaeipour, Habib Ur Rahman Habib, Hamed Saghaei, Asad Waqar

“…It has been always an energy importer and dependent on fossil fuels. Great pressure is imposed on Pakistan’s national grid from the rise in fossil fuel costs, variations in the annual interest rate, and increased costs of greenhouse emissions. …”
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Comparison of “Rose, Aeroleaf, and Tulip” vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) and their characteristics for alternative electricity generation in urban and rural areas by Ariyana Dwiputra Nugraha, Rendianto Aginta Garingging, Ardi Wiranata, Adriyan Cristhofer Sitanggang, Eko Supriyanto, Fefria Tanbar, Muhammad Akhsin Muflikhun

“…Global warming and reliance on fossil fuel resources have led to heightened interest in advancing renewable energy resources. …”
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Source apportionment, ecological and health risks of potentially toxic elements in street dusts across different land uses in city of Kermanshah, Iran by Ali Asgari, Soheil Sobhanardakani, Mehrdad Cheraghi, Bahareh Lorestani, Maryam Kiani Sadr

“…The positive matrix factorization (PMF) model identified traffic emissions and sources, fossil fuel combustion and natural sources, and industrial emissions as the major sources of tested elements. …”
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Novel Study of Reaction Kinetics and Mass Transfer in Bioreactor Modelling: Prediction of Bioethanol Fermentation Performance by Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Continuous Fixed Bed Bi... by Christian Aslan, Hary Devianto, Vita Wonoputri, Ardiyan Harimawan

“…Bioethanol implementation as a renewable fuel has yielded economic, social, and environmental benefits, including reduced fossil fuel consumption, enhanced energy diversity and supply security, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and support for agricultural communities. …”
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Impact of Wave COVID-19 Responses on Black Carbon Air Pollution in Moscow Megacity Background by Olga B. Popovicheva, Marina A. Chichaeva, Roman G. Kovach, Ekaterina Yu. Zhdanova, Victor M. Stepanenko, Alexander Varentsov, Nikolay S. Kasimov

“…BCff component associated with emissions from fossil fuel (FF) combustion showed 100% increase. BB% dropped down to 13%, typical summer level. …”
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Assessment of heat storage integration for water vapour compression heat pumps: thermodynamic and techno-economic perspectives by Seon Tae Kim, Steffen Klöppel, Eberhard Nicke, K. Malleswararao, Marc Linder, Panagiotis Stathopoulos

“…The integrated system of HTHP and SrBr2/H2O TCES achieved a net present value (NPV) of €464,559 and €182,374 over a 20-years lifespan, with internal rates of return (IRR) ranging from 15.8% to 23.6%.This HTHP and TCES system has sufficient potential to replace fossil-fuel industrial boilers, leading to significant reduction in CO2 emissions in industrial processes.…”
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Opinion: Understanding the impacts of agriculture and food systems on atmospheric chemistry is instrumental to achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals by A. P. K. Tai, A. P. K. Tai, A. P. K. Tai, L. Luo, B. Luo

“…In doing so, we highlight important knowledge gaps that warrant more extensive research and argue that we scientists need to provide a more detailed, process-based understanding of the impacts of agriculture and food systems on atmospheric chemistry, including both chemical composition and processes, especially as the importance of emissions from other fossil-fuel-intensive sectors is fading in the face of regulatory measures worldwide. …”
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Seasonal Characteristics, Sources and Pollution Pathways of PM10 at High Altitudes Himalayas of India by Nikki Choudhary, Priyanka Srivastava, Monami Dutta, Sauryadeep Mukherjee, Akansha Rai, Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal, Renu Lata, Abhijit Chatterjee, Manish Naja, Narayanasamy Vijayan, Tuhin Kumar Mandal, Sudhir Kumar Sharma

“…Principal component analysis/absolute principal component score (PCA/APCS) resolved four major sources: crustal/soil dust (26.6%), biomass burning/fossil fuel combustion (28%), vehicular emissions (28%), and industrial emissions/coal combustion (17%). …”
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Exploiting the determinant factors on the available flexibility area of ADNs at TSO‐DSO interface by Abbas Rabiee, Ricardo J. Bessa, Jean Sumaili, Andrew Keane, Alireza Soroudi

“…Abstract Active distribution networks (ADNs) are consistently being developed as a result of increasing penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and energy transition from fossil‐fuel‐based to zero carbon era. This penetration poses technical challenges for the operation of both transmission and distribution networks. …”
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Paper Bags vis-à-vis LDPE Bags: Gleanings from Peer-reviewed E-LCA Publications by Isabell Lidbrand, Govindarajan Venkatesh, Magnus Lestelius

“…Environmental impact categories include the global warming potential, energy demand, fossil fuel depletion, water usage, acidification, eutrophication, and a range of toxicities – human, terrestrial, freshwater-aquatic and marine-aquatic. …”
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Optimal Solar‐Biomass‐Diesel‐Generator Hybrid Energy for Water Pumping System Considering Demand Response by Olumuyiwa Taiwo Amusan, Nnamdi Ikechi Nwulu, Saheed Lekan Gbadamosi

“…Incorporating renewable energy sources (RES) into its operation mitigates adverse environmental effects stemming from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduces associated costs linked to fossil fuel energy sources. Hence, the optimal sizing of a hybrid mix of RES and non‐RES energy sources to power water pumping is essential. …”
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Photovoltaic Farm Production Forecasting: Modified Metaheuristic Optimized Long Short-Term Memory-Based Networks Approach by Aleksandar Stojkovic, Bosko Nikolic, Miodrag Zivkovic, Nebojsa Bacanin

“…The finite availability and unsustainable nature of fossil fuel sources have spurred growing interest in renewable energy sources. …”
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Understanding Local Perspectives on Climate Change and Its Impacts on Small-Scale Fishing Communities in Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines by Jesusito Vicente, Niño Jess Mar Mecha, Jean Beth Jontila

“…The climate change impacts perceived by the respondents include: increasing sea surface temperature (87%); fish are sensitive to changing climate (87%); and fossil fuel consumption contributes to climate change (84%). …”
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Comparative potential of biogas production from the distillery, fruit and vegetable waste and their mixtures (digestion) by Gebresilasie Gebremedhin Gebresilasie, Mulualem G. Gebreslassie, Mebrahtom Gebresemati

“…Biogas is becoming increasingly important as a renewable energy source in the face of global warming and declining fossil fuel reserves. Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion of organic materials which can be available from various wastes such as agro-industrial, human, fruit waste, distillery, animal waste and aquatic plants. …”
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