Quantifying the Carbon Reduction Potential of Urban Parks Under Extreme Heat Events Using Interpretable Machine Learning: A Case Study of Jinan, China by Lemin Yu, Wenru Li, Changhui Zheng, Xiaowen Lin

“…Results indicate that the LST in Jinan ranged from 1.77 °C to 59.44 °C, and 278 parks exhibited significant cooling effects, collectively saving 2943 tons of CO₂ per day—offsetting 11.28% of the city’s fossil fuel emissions. Small parks, such as community parks, demonstrated higher carbon-saving efficiency (CSE), while large ecological parks showed greater carbon-saving intensity (CSI). …”
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Developing climate governance strategies in Nigeria: An emphasis on methane emissions mitigation by Onwusameka Sonny Ogbowuokara, Tambari Gladson Leton, John Nwenearizi Ugbebor, Ochuko Felix Orikpete

“…It examines Nigeria's varied emission sources across agriculture, fossil fuel industries, and waste management, underscoring the necessity for sector-specific strategies. …”
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Assessing the sustainable performance of the transport sector in European countries using alternative Benefit-of-the-Doubt models by Sarah B. Gruetzmacher, Clara B. Vaz, Ângela P. Ferreira

“…Transportation still represents a sector largely dependent on fossil fuels, which come with several negative impacts. …”
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Impact of Climate Change on Food Security in Kashare Sub-County, Mbarara District. by Agaba, Richard

“…Unsustainable agricultural practices ranked second, and fossil fuel burning ranked third. Regarding the impact on crop yields and food security, 42.9% of respondents reported a reduction in maize yields as the main consequence, while 9.5% noted declines in other crops like sweet potatoes. …”
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Significant role of biomass burning in heavy haze formation in Nanjing, a megacity in China: molecular-level insights from intensive PM_2.5 sampling on winter hazy days by M. Kang, M. Kang, M. Bao, M. Bao, M. Bao, W. Song, W. Song, A. Abulimiti, A. Abulimiti, C. Wu, C. Wu, F. Cao, F. Cao, S. Szidat, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang

“…Radiocarbon analysis of carbonaceous fractions reveals that fossil fuels account for 61 %–82 % of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC), likely resulting from increased fossil fuel consumption during cold heating months. …”
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Carbon footprint of the energy sector by Leysan R. Gainullina, Aidar R. Fasykhov, Nail F. Timerbaev, Victoria R. Ibragimova

“…The analysis of the carbon footprint of generating enterprises (Scope 1) showed that the largest contribution is made by fossil fuel power plants with specific CO2 emission rates of 450-1000 g/kWh. …”
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Rethinking methane from animal agriculture by Shule Liu, Joe Proudman, Frank M. Mitloehner

“…By continuously improving production efficiency and management practices, animal agriculture can be a short-term solution to fight climate warming that the global community can leverage while developing long-term solutions for fossil fuel carbon emissions.…”
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The role of natural resource rent, economic sustainability, and renewable energy consumption on greenhouse gas emissions: an asymmetric analysis by Fei Shang, Rulia Akhtar, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Sarah Salahuddin

“…Malaysia should transition to renewable energy to mitigate GHG emissions by incentivising investments, diminishing fossil fuel subsidies, and implementing more stringent natural resource restrictions. …”
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Identifying weather patterns responsible for renewable energy droughts over India by I. Dijkstra, H. C. Bloomfield, K. M. R. Hunt, K. M. R. Hunt

“…This requires rapid reductions in fossil fuel consumption and significant uptake of renewable generation. …”
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Analysis of Dynamic Biogas Consumption in Chinese Rural Areas at Village, Township, and County Levels by Gongyi Li, Tao Luo, Jianghua Xiong, Yanna Gao, Xi Meng, Yaoguo Zuo, Yi Liu, Jing Ma, Qiuwen Chen, Yuxin Liu, Yichong Xin, Yangjie Ye

“…Understanding the characteristics of biogas demand in rural areas is essential for on-demand biogas production and fossil fuel offsetting. However, the spatiotemporal features of rural household energy consumption are unclear. …”
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Case study on SAF emissions from air travel considering emissions modeling impact by Hakkı Aksoy, María García Domene, Parthiban Loganathan, Simon Blakey, Elias Zea, Ricardo Vinuesa, Evelyn Otero

“…The environmental impact of air travel, largely driven by fossil-fuel consumption, remains a critical subject of debate. …”
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Road Dust in Changchun City, Northeast China: Spatial Distribution, Source Appointment, and Human Health Risk Assessment by Na Li, Qingqing Li, Fuchen Zhu, Peng Liu, Zhaowei Wang, Zhao Chen, Weizheng Han, Kaize Wang, Keyi Hou, Yanxue Xu

“…The principal component analysis (PCA) model identified five potential origins of PAHs, including petroleum (22.2%), coal burning (19.1%), biomass burning (30.5%), fossil fuel burning (15.8%), and transportation (12.4%). …”
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Hygroscopic Growth Factors of Sub-micrometer Atmospheric Aerosols at Four Selected Sites in Thailand by Jindarat Pariyothon, Surat Bualert, Parkpoom Choomanee, Thitima Rungratanaubon, Thunyapat Thongyen, Narita Fakkaew, Chayaporn Phuetfoo, Jitlada Phupijit, Wladyslaw W. Szymanski

“…Particles in the urban and landlocked industrial areas had relatively low Gf values, suggesting that they originated mainly from fossil fuel combustion, in contrast to particles at other sites which can be attributed to coastal proximity.…”
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Wildflower pollen quality in roadside habitats, with particular emphasis on Hedera helix by Aoife McMullin, Paul Hamilton

“…Human population growth and pollutants emitted through fossil fuel consumption put pressures on air quality. …”
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A parallel bioreactor strategy to rapidly determine growth-coupling relationships for bioproduction: a mevalonate case study by Alec Banner, Joseph Webb, Nigel Scrutton

“…Abstract Background The climate crisis and depleting fossil fuel reserves have led to a drive for ‘green’ alternatives to the way we manufacture chemicals, and the formation of a bioeconomy that reduces our reliance on petrochemical-based feedstocks. …”
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Thermodynamic, economic, and environmental evaluation of internal combustion engine exhaust gas-driven Organic Rankine cycles for power generation and desalination by Mohammad Waqas Chandio, Laveet Kumar, Abdul Ghafoor Memon, Mohamed M. Awad

“…The conversion of waste heat into power is important due to the diminishing reserviors of fossil fuel and the rise in environmental pollution. …”
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Black Carbon and Elemental Carbon from Postharvest Agricultural-Waste Burning Emissions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain by Atinderpal Singh, Prashant Rajput, Deepti Sharma, M. M. Sarin, Darshan Singh

“…The mass concentrations of BC varied from 8.5 to 19.6, 2.4 to 18.2, and 2.2 to 9.4 μg m−3 during October-November (paddy-residue burning emission), December–March (emission from bio- and fossil-fuel combustion) and April-May (wheat-residue burning emission), respectively. …”
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A Polymer-Binder-Free Approach to Creating Functional LiFePO₄ Cathodes by Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal-Derived Ion-Conductive Binders by Daniela M. Josepetti, Maria Forsyth, Patrick C. Howlett, Hiroyuki Ueda

“…Lithium-ion batteries are a promising technology to promote the phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles. Increasing efforts are focused on improving their energy density and safety by replacing current materials with more efficient and safer alternatives. …”
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Geosciences and the Energy Transition by Nicholas J. Gardiner, Jennifer J. Roberts, Gareth Johnson, Daniel J. Smith, Clare E. Bond, Rob Knipe, Stuart Haszeldine, Sarah Gordon, Megan O’Donnell

“…Yet, emissions from fossil fuel energy generation—which dominate global greenhouse gas emissions—are at an all-time high. …”
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Preparation of p-type Fe2O3 nanoarray and its performance as photocathode for photoelectrochemical water splitting by Xiaoli Fan, Fei Zhu, Zeyi Wang, Xi Wang, Yi Zou, Bin Gao, Li Song, Jianping He, Tao Wang

“…Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has the potential to convert solar energy into chemical energy, emerging as a promising alternative to fossil fuel combustion. In PEC systems, p-type semiconductors are particularly noteworthy for their ability to directly produce hydrogen. …”
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