Policy: Bring sustainable energy to the developing world

Abstract

POLICY Could cap-andtrade permits help the reproducibility drive? p.319 GEOLOGY Two explosive volcanic histories compared p.316 ART Seven centuries of eclipses in painting p.314 Bring sustainable energy to the developing world Investment and policies must support cheap, clean energy technologies to cut both poverty and climate change, say Reid Detchon and Richenda Van Leeuwen.

Energy in sustainability research: A recent rise to prominence

“…The finding that "energy" is currently the most appealing and impactful topic in sustainability research corresponds neatly with recent arguments from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who sees energy as "the golden thread that connects economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability" [4]. Indeed, for low-to middle-income countries, access to energy, to meet basic human needs, is a social concern and also one of equity if considering the abundance of energy in richer societal segments or industrialized counterparts that serves to power economic development [5].…”

Modification of Carbon Nanotubes via Birch Reaction for Enhanced HER Catalyst by Constructing Pearl Necklace‐Like NiCo2P2–CNT Composite

“…Thus further developing the H 2 production is promising to mitigate the pressure of the energy crisis and environmental pollution. [3,4] Electrocatalytic water splitting provides an attractive way to generate high-purity hydrogen, consisting of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at cathode. [5][6][7][8][9] However, the large overpotential and sluggish reaction kinetics were the admitted major obstacles, which induced a low electrical-to-chemical energy conversion efficiency.…”

“…Hydrogen energy, which has been considered to be the most versatile energy storage system and the best energy carrier when renewable energy is not available, can be conversed to electrical energy by a fuel cell producing only water as waste. Thus further developing the H 2 production is promising to mitigate the pressure of the energy crisis and environmental pollution . Electrocatalytic water splitting provides an attractive way to generate high‐purity hydrogen, consisting of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at cathode .…”

Understanding Perceptions of Climate Change, Priorities, and Decision-Making among Municipalities in Lima, Peru to Better Inform Adaptation and Mitigation Planning

“…Adopting strategies in Lima to both adapt to and mitigate climate change is necessary to protect public health, and can be economically advantageous in the long run [ 16 ]. It is often the responsibility of local and regional governments to adopt and implement these strategies, especially those that require government funding and resources, long-term development, and support [ 17 ].…”