Retracted: How Do Renewable Energy, Economic Growth and Natural Resources Rent Affect Environmental Sustainability in a Globalized Economy? Evidence From Colombia Based on the Grad... by Abraham Ayobamiji Awosusi, Mário Nuno Mata, Zahoor Ahmed, Zahoor Ahmed, Zahoor Ahmed, Manuel Francisco Coelho, Manuel Francisco Coelho, Mehmet Altuntaş, José Moleiro Martins, José Moleiro Martins, Jéssica Nunes Martins, Jéssica Nunes Martins, Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Stephen Taiwo Onifade

“…Undoubtedly, fossil fuel energy consumption causes global warming. …”
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Standalone and Minigrid-Connected Solar Energy Systems for Rural Application in Rwanda: An In Situ Study by Kuo-Chi Chang, Noel Hagumimana, Jishi Zheng, Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota, Jean De Dieu Niyonteze, Walter Nsengiyumva, Aphrodis Nduwamungu, Samuel Bimenyimana

“…In recent years, several factors such as environmental pollution, declining fossil fuel supplies, and product price volatility have led to most countries investing in renewable energy sources. …”
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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…Efforts to improve the environmental performance of the two products should focus on enhancing the energy efficiency of the system and incorporating non-fossil fuel energy sources into the production process.…”
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Atmospheric Black Carbon Evaluation in Two Sites of San Luis Potosí City During the Years 2018–2020 by Valter Barrera, Cristian Guerrero, Guadalupe Galindo, Dara Salcedo, Andrés Ruiz, Carlos Contreras

“…One of the main findings was the dominance of annual mean concentrations of BC originating from fossil fuels (BCff) on the north site in the city was 0.97 and on the south site (BCff) was 0.91 due to some forest fires during the monitoring period. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of rapeseed production using the LCA method: Part two: Life cycle impact assessment by Kiš Ferenc, Đurišić-Mladenović Nataša, Marjanović-Jeromela Ana

“…On the midpoint level, the ReCiPe 2016 (H) LCIA method calculates results within 18 impact categories, including the impact on global warming and fossil fuel depletion. The cumulative impact of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted in the rapeseed production chain is equivalent to the impact of 1,970 kg of carbon dioxide. …”
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Sources and Health Risks of PM2.5-bound PAHs in a Small City along with the “Clean Heating” Policy by Zhiyong Li, Ziyuan Yue, Jixiang Liu, Zhen Zhai, Jianwei Meng, Lei Wang, Jihong Wei, Dingyuan Yang, Ailian Hu, Wenjia Zhu, Ning Ding, Xiaoxia Lu, Chunhao Lin

“…Again, the medium-molecular-weight PAHs (MMW-PAHs) increased most by 400% in the HS, evidencing the increased impacts of fossil-fuel consumptions. As an indicator for carcinogenic risk, BaP increased from 0.937 in the PHS to 1.29 ng m–3 in the HS. …”
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Human Capital, Economic Growth and Environmental Quality with Special Emphasis on Public Education Expenditures: An Application of DSGE Models by Yahya Mohaghegh, hashem zare, Mehrzad Ebrahimi

“…In the environmental field, improving human capital can reduce the use of fossil fuel in the production process. The motive of this research is to understand the effect of public education expenditure shocks on economic growth and environmental quality in Iran. …”
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Urban ozone formation and sensitivities to volatile chemical products, cooking emissions, and NO_<i>x</i> upwind of and within two Los Angeles Basin cities by C. E. Stockwell, M. M. Coggon, R. H. Schwantes, C. Harkins, C. Harkins, B. Verreyken, B. Verreyken, B. Verreyken, C. Lyu, C. Lyu, Q. Zhu, Q. Zhu, Q. Zhu, L. Xu, L. Xu, L. Xu, J. B. Gilman, A. Lamplugh, A. Lamplugh, A. Lamplugh, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, M. A. Robinson, M. A. Robinson, P. R. Veres, P. R. Veres, M. Li, M. Li, A. W. Rollins, K. Zuraski, K. Zuraski, S. Baidar, S. Baidar, S. Liu, T. Kuwayama, S. S. Brown, B. C. McDonald, C. Warneke

“…Of the ozone influenced by AVOCs, VCPs represent the largest fraction at 45 %, while cooking and fossil fuel VOCs are comparable at 26 % and 29 %, respectively. …”
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Designing and explaining the policy framework for the development of electric vehicles in Iran by Sayed Abbas Karavand, Yazdan Shirmohamadi, Mohammad Taghi Amini

“…Amelia & Harald (2021) examined the interaction between future visions and de-fossil fuel policy on Swedish roads; the results of research emphasize on the energy efficiency of electric vehicles as an important step to reduce dependence on fossil fuels through reducing overall energy demand in the transportation sector as well as electric vehicles for a clean and quiet urban environment, where replacing combustion engines with clean and quiet alternatives can have the greatest impact. …”
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Modeling carbon dioxide emissions in power plants: a perspective on smart cities and low-carbon economy by Isa S. Qamber

“…The combustion of fossil fuels in these power plants releases CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere. …”
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Seismic Methods in Geothermal Water Resource Exploration: Case Study from Łódź Trough, Central Part of Poland by Tomasz Maćkowski, Anna Sowiżdżał, Anna Wachowicz-Pyzik

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Can aid foster Africa's attainment of a just energy transition and external debt sustainability? by Kalimanshi Nsakaza, Talumba Ireen Chilipaine

“…The paper also used 7 indicators of access to energy and electricity on both renewable and fossil fuels to measure the Just Energy Transition (JET) and 8 indicators to assess the external debt landscape of the sampled countries. …”
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Modeling Electricity Markets and Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities by Danial Esmaeili Aliabadi, Tiago Pinto

“…From the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, energy was predominantly produced by conventional technologies, relying on a heat source (mostly from the combustion of fossil fuels) and the turning of steam turbines [...]…”
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Materials and clean processes for sustainable energy and environmental applications: Foreword by Jellali, Salah, Dutournié, Patrick, Jeguirim, Mejdi

“…Our current dependence on fossil fuels for energy production is the primary contributor to global climate change. …”
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Assessing the relative contribution of various anthropogenic sources to atmospheric methane in Rivers State, Nigeria: A multi-criteria decision analysis approach by Onwusameka Sonny Ogbowuokara, Tambari Gladson Leton, John Nwenearizi Ugbebor, Ochuko Felix Orikpete

“…Findings identified fossil fuels and landfills as the main contributors. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ADDITION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE (TiO2) NANOPARTICLE FUEL ADDITIVE IN COTTON BIODIESEL ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE by MEHMET CELIK, CIHAN BAYINDIRLI

“… The importance of renewable fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels is increasing due to environmental problems such as the decrease in the reserves of fossil fuels, their presence in certain regions, air pollution and global warming. …”
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An Overview of the Utilization of Common Waste as an Alternative Fuel in the Cement Industry by Tee How Tan, Kim Hung Mo, Jiayi Lin, Chiu Chuen Onn

“…In addition, the action of mining and burning fossil fuels results in the unfavorable emission of hazardous compounds into the environment. …”
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Strategies for sustainable development of the power sectors of Sub-Saharan African Nations by Abubakar S. Sambo, Shehu S. Mustafa, Muhammad Mamuda

“…Also, developing countries in this region are susceptible to the negative health and environmental effects of fossil fuels. The goal of all countries is sustainable development of the power sector using renewable energy sources with zero greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Temperature and Cr-Co ratio on Production of Diethyl Ether from Ethanol Dehydration using Cr-Co/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst by Izza Aliyatul Muna, Firman Kurniawansyah, Mahfud Mahfud, Achmad Roesyadi

“…The running down of fossil fuels and rising environmental concerns, there is an increasing emphasis on identifying eco-friendly alternative energy sources. …”
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Exploring geothermal energy as a sustainable source of energy: A systemic review by Charity M. Nkinyam, Chika Oliver Ujah, Christian O. Asadu, Daramy V.V. Kallon

“…To enhance its competitiveness relative to fossil fuels, which benefit from established support and subsidies, geothermal energy requires government backing in the form of favorable feed-in tariffs and preferential tax treatment. …”
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