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{"title":"Green growth assessment across 203 economies: Trends and insights","authors":"Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie ,&nbsp;Phebe Asantewaa Owusu ,&nbsp;John Taden","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Green growth underpins the achievement of sustainable transition through continued economic development while addressing threats to environmental sustainability and socially inclusive well-being. Yet, decoupling economic growth from natural resource depletion and environmental degradation while achieving long-term sustainable development remains complex. Here, we present a comprehensive evaluation of green growth across 203 economies using our novel dataset (i.e., Data descriptor titled, “<em>Comprehensive green growth indicators across countries and territories</em>” published in <em>Scientific Data</em>) to examine the determinants and indicators of green growth and their variations across diverse countries and regions. We further analyze the long-term trends and patterns of green growth performance, drawing insights from historical data for future policy-making. Finally, we examine the policy implications of <strong><em>β</em></strong>-convergence in green growth while addressing regional disparities. We use the constructed global measures of green growth to rank (winners and losers) countries with environmentally sustainable economic development. The top ten economies with high performance in green growth include Monaco, Singapore, New Zealand, New Caledonia, American Samoa, the US, Japan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Australia. In contrast, the bottom ten economies ranked by their low green growth performance include Saint Martin, Faeroe Islands, Turkmenistan, Sint Maarten, Palau, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Bermuda, Suriname, and Curacao in a bottom-up fashion. Our empirical results show that green growth policies that internalize the negative effects of sustainable development improve a country's socioeconomic dynamics, environmental quality of life, natural asset base, policy responses, and emission productivity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100083"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000378/pdfft?md5=64e29a5470b006081856aa57a6de5778&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000378-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139406159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Policy integration for brownfield regeneration: An analytical tool","authors":"Armin Mehdipour ,&nbsp;Jon Kellett ,&nbsp;Elisa Palazzo ,&nbsp;Martin Larbi","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100085","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fragmentation of policymaking within government structures and hierarchies can often impede the formulation and implementation of sustainable urban policy. This fragmentation is apparent in complex issues such as the remediation and redevelopment of brownfields. This paper addresses integration across multiple policy domains using brownfield regeneration as a vehicle. Building on the logic and principles of Environmental Policy Integration (EPI), we present a structured analytical tool (namely Policy Integration for Brownfields- PIB) to aid in a systematic analysis of brownfield policy across different regimes at different stages of policy development. We demonstrate the utility of PIB with examples from the USA, Europe, UK, Japan, and China to highlight the critical factors essential to ensure brownfield regeneration meets the overarching aim of making cities more sustainable. The findings suggest a need for balance between often conflicting environmental and non-environmental goals in multiple phases of brownfield policymaking and practice, both between levels of government (horizontally) and across sectoral interests (vertically).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100085"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000391/pdfft?md5=958f88567b6540d787a58d8cfd53aab4&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000391-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139379276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regulation of open straw burning and residential coal burning around urbanized areas could achieve urban air quality standards in the cold region of northeastern China","authors":"Luyan He ,&nbsp;Lingjian Duanmu ,&nbsp;Xuewei Chen ,&nbsp;Bo You ,&nbsp;Gang Liu ,&nbsp;Xin Wen ,&nbsp;Li Guo ,&nbsp;Qiuyang Bao ,&nbsp;Jing Fu ,&nbsp;Weiwei Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100077","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Air quality issues in Northeast China are concerning due to the significant seasonal atmospheric pollution and typical climatic, geographic and industrial structure characteristics of the area. However, urban air quality managers are having great difficulty achieving targeted pollution control goals in the time allotted due to limited studies in the region. In this study, using the city of Siping in Jilin Province as a case study, we analysed the cause of seasonal atmospheric pollution, developed a high-resolution emissions inventory for major atmospheric pollutants and simulated urban air quality improvements under projected emission control scenarios to select a reasonable source control scheme to inform urban air quality management planning in the region. Years with available air quality data (2014–2020) were divided into three periods, i.e., a weak control period (WCP: 2014–2017), an enhanced control period (ECP: 2018–2019) and the COVID-19 period (CDP: 2020). The annual PM_2.5, PM₁₀, SO₂ and NOx emissions varied by 62∼46 μg·m⁻³, 103∼76 μg·m⁻³, 27∼22 μg·m⁻³ and 46∼41 μg·m⁻³, respectively, during the WCP; the emissions decreased to 37 μg·m⁻³, 69 μg·m⁻³, 11 μg·m⁻³ and 34 μg·m⁻³, respectively, during the ECP and to 33 μg·m⁻³, 61 μg·m⁻³, 11 μg·m⁻³ and 33 μg·m⁻³, respectively, during the CDP, which reached the limits of the Ambient Air Quality Standard of China (level II, 35 μg·m⁻³, 70 μg·m⁻³, 60 μg·m⁻³ and 50 μg·m⁻³). The PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ indices exceeded the standards, mainly in late autumn (October and November) and in the middle of winter (January and February). Based on comprehensive data analysis of the spatiotemporal air quality and the local high-resolution emissions inventory, straw burning, stationary combustion (especially for coal burning) and vehicle emissions were the main pollution sources in late autumn, and continuous adverse weather conditions were the dominant factors in severe pollution days during the middle of winter. In addition, the urban air quality of Siping was also affected by pollutant transport from the northwest (the city of Songyuan in Jilin Province), northeast (the city of Changchun in Jilin Province) and south (the city of Tieling in Liaoning Province) according the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model. Strict straw-burning policy was implemented in autumn during the ECP and CDP, which significantly improved the air quality from that of the WCP, with an AQI reduction of 31.58 %. However, the planned burning policy was not well-implemented, resulting in more days of moderate or heavy pollution. Using 2017 as the base year, scenarios were simulated in which feasible source control measures were set (namely, straw-burning control, the elimination of ","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100077"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000317/pdfft?md5=acf349517ae7fad0d29ea111268d402f&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000317-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139100801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hydrogen from waste metals: Recent progress, production techniques, purification, challenges, and applications","authors":"Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem ,&nbsp;Mohamad Ayoub ,&nbsp;Rami Issa Al Najada ,&nbsp;Abdul Hai Alami ,&nbsp;A.G. Olabi","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100079","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, hydrogen production from metals, specifically metal waste (scrap metal), is discussed based on a literature review of recently published research. Hydrogen production from scrap aluminum, magnesium and zinc is broken down into details, providing context on their overall processes, and advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, conventional hydrogen production methods are presented, to provide a baseline for comparison. It was shown that hydrogen production from metal waste had a 70 % hydrogen yield from magnesium due to its high specific energy density, which gives magnesium an edge in hydrogen production within the context of scrap metal. Additonally, aluminum-based alloy powders showed a hydrogen yield of ∼98 %, whereas zinc-based hydrogen production showed relatively low conversion rates bordering ∼20 %. Furthermore, purification techniques that enhance the quality of the produced hydrogen, such as pressure swing adsorption, cryogenic distillation and novel membrane-based, which have shown performnace enhancements compared to their predecessors, are discussed. Finally, economic, technical and social limitations that hinder the progression of hydrogen production from metal waste, as well as the applications and future perspectives, which include on-board hydrogen production and combustion, fuel cells and the chemical industry, are showcased.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100079"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000330/pdfft?md5=a30ba13af695cc5a113eb92e0cc57e7e&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000330-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139100802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Distribution characteristics and assessment of wind energy resources in the coastal areas of Guangdong","authors":"Lei Ren ,&nbsp;Wenya Zhang ,&nbsp;Yaqi Wang ,&nbsp;Hexu Wang ,&nbsp;Haokai Yang ,&nbsp;Peng Yao ,&nbsp;Zhenchang Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100081","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In order to improve the efficiency, availability and economy during construction and operation of wind farms, characteristic analysis and evaluation of the regional wind energies are key components. In this paper, wind energy resource evaluation was conducted for coastal areas of Guangdong, including spatial and seasonal characteristics and overall evaluation. Results indicate that: ① Effective wind speed frequency is the highest in the seaward area of the study area, followed by the excessive area and the lowest in the landward area. The seaward area is relatively suitable for wind energy development. ② Total theoretical exploitable area in the study area is 5.15×10⁵ MW, and the high production area is mainly concentrated in the outer sea areas. Developable areas are in the nearshore areas, and the potential development areas are in the sea-land interface and estuary areas. Annual effective wind energy density values along the coast of eastern Guangdong are larger than that of western Guangdong. Its development potential is larger than that of western Guangdong. ③ Wind energy variation coefficient has significant seasonal differences. Wind energy density in winter and spring is more stable than that in summer and autumn. Additionally, overall seasonal variation index is smaller, which can provide stable wind energy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100081"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000354/pdfft?md5=319fab86b1ae9adf89181fc956b29b4d&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000354-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139100803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"On data-induced CO2 emissions of vehicle automation: An overlooked emission source","authors":"Rosalie van Oosterhout ,&nbsp;Peter Striekwold ,&nbsp;Meng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100082","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emission of vehicles and its influence on climate change is a widely discussed topic already for many years. New CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emission norms for vehicles have been introduced based on the propulsion of the vehicle, to reduce future CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions. Automated vehicles (AVs) have potential in reducing emissions by optimizing routes and speed profiles. However, they also generate extra emissions due to large data involved. Whether the norms can be met with these extra data-induced emissions of AVs remains an open question. This paper provides an approach to determine the CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions of these data related aspects. The approach dissects data-induced emissions stemming from energy consumption of the sensing components, the computing platform, disks inside the vehicle, wireless communication networks and data centers. We apply the approach to estimate CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions for varying scenarios of technology composition and energy mix. Sensitivity analysis shows that the energy intensity of wireless communication networks and the data transmission rate from vehicle to data center have the strongest influence on the resulting CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions. The energy mix also significantly affects whether the norms can be met. For high amounts of data transmission, compliance with the norms seem to be difficult in most scenarios. We recommend that the energy consumption of wireless communication networks and data transmission from vehicle to data center should be further optimized. Future work should focus on empirical evidence to validate/falsify the key assumptions in this paper, which will lead to a more accurate estimate of automation-induced emissions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100082"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000366/pdfft?md5=88caa6d00f30708327e0db9d6ea67a8a&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000366-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139100800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The disease burden related to time-weighted PM2.5 exposure in China and the potential health benefits of the national standards for indoor air quality: A modeling study","authors":"Huaiyue Xu,&nbsp;Yiting Liu,&nbsp;Qing Wang,&nbsp;Runmei Ma,&nbsp;Jie Ban,&nbsp;Tiantian Li","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100078","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>PM_2.5 pollution is a major environmental risk factor, causing substantial disease burden and economic loss. The Indoor Air Quality Standard (GB/T 18,883–2022) with the targeted daily average indoor PM_2.5 concentration (50 μg/m³) has just been issued in China. To determine whether this new guideline can provide sufficient protection, we evaluate the health and economic burden attributable to the time-weighted average PM_2.5 exposure under the three scenarios related to this guideline, using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and Willingness-to-pay (WTP) method based on the disease mortality rate, exposure-response relationship and socio economic data. The annual mean time-weighted average PM_2.5 (TWPM) concentration in 2020 under the Unchanged, Indoor Air Policy (IAP), Indoor and Outdoor Air Policy (IOAP) scenario were 22.4, 21.7 and 17.5 μg/m³ in China, respectively. Compared with the Unchanged scenario, in which the TWPM-related premature deaths and economic burden were estimated to be 1.22 million and 3.35 trillion RMB Yuan, 0.03 million premature deaths and 8.74 billion RMB Yuan were estimated to be avoided in the IAP scenario; 0.18 million premature deaths and 58.58 billion RMB Yuan in the IOAP scenario. The greater TWPM-related mortality occurred in the heavily polluted and densely populated region, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Fenwei Plain and Sichuan and Chongqing region. The TWPM-related disease burden in China remained obvious even if China complies with the new standard. In comparison to simply improving indoor air quality, boosting both indoor and outdoor air quality may achieve more significant health and economic benefits. Therefore, with the goal to improve indoor air quality, it is still necessary to strengthen outdoor ambient air quality improvement actions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000329/pdfft?md5=3a59c4e22bf601cfcc69bc8c3dd5d2a2&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000329-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91654795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact assessment of river bank erosion in the lower part of Mahanadi River using geospatial sciences","authors":"Raj Hossain Mallick,&nbsp;Jatisankar Bandyopadhyay,&nbsp;Bijay Halder","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100075","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The river bank erosion is gradually changing landscape in river and riverine areas. Therefore, assessment of the exact uncovering and altering of the various river features aspects is more essential. The current analysis is dedicated to river bank erosion (RBE) on lower part of the Mahanadi River (Odisha) using Remote Sensing (RS) and GIS applications. The Mahanadi River basin is more dynamic and affects the neighborhood landscape. The difficulties of river bank areas are indirectly or directly associated with bank erosion, this usually produces lots of challenges like landslides, flood hazards, flood inundation, and land alteration. Landsat imageries are applied to extract erosional locations and land alteration by applying satellite datasets and geospatial software like ArcGIS software v10.8 and ERDAS Imagine v2014. Erosion rate variations were measured through the <em>Erase</em> tool by applying GIS methods. The lower part of Mahanadi River has changed all selected parts like 1091 ha (A), 1245 ha (B), and 646 ha (C), while the accretion areas are like 865 ha (A), 1204 ha (B), and 812 ha (C) correspondingly. The vegetation gradually decreased (3241 ha) while the cropland increased (1541 ha), while the river sand is observed at 1374 ha (1991) and 1727 ha (221) in the investigated area. The most affected villages are Patugadadharpur, Dankarisahi, Rasanga, Karabar, Badabanpur, Gopa, Gopinathpur, and Samapurdal. Therefore, the erosion or accretion activities are triggering landscape change over the examining location. These outcomes help to prepare for future disaster management, building awareness, novel adaptation strategies, and planning purposes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100075"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737823000299/pdfft?md5=591b9f0e893019849e3e7f049bf9302e&pid=1-s2.0-S2772737823000299-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92039542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A guidance assistance strategy for intersections based on vehicle speed prediction sequences","authors":"Yunshun Zhang ,&nbsp;Minglei Gao ,&nbsp;Wanshu Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To improve the efficiency of urban traffic systems and environments, a speed guidance model based on a predictive vehicle speed sequence is proposed in this study. The model introduces a multi-step model of vehicle speed prediction based on nonlinear autoregressive models with a multi-source exogenous inputs (NARXs) neural network, with fusion of multi-source exogenous inputs into the speed guidance model to assist the vehicles in efficiently passing the intersections. The implementation of traffic flow simulation of urban road networks was established using SUMO-Python software, and experiments were carried out from the two dimensions of different speed guidance models and traffic networks with different numbers of lanes. The results demonstrate that the guidance accuracy of the proposed guidance strategy is higher than that of the previous vehicle speed guidance strategy, which can be improved by 16.5 %, significantly reducing the idle time of vehicles at intersections and improving urban traffic safety and operational efficiency. Moreover, the proposed speed guidance strategy is applicable to different urban road networks, which can reduce fuel consumption and pollutant emissions to a greater extent, efficiently improving the economy, sustainability, and operational environment of urban traffic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100076"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49765367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental aspects of batteries","authors":"Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem ,&nbsp;Mohamad Ayoub ,&nbsp;Siren Khuri ,&nbsp;Abdul Hai Alami ,&nbsp;Enas Taha Sayed ,&nbsp;T D Deepa ,&nbsp;A.G. Olabi","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2023.100074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This work showcases the environmental aspects of batteries, focusing on their positive and negative impacts. The various types of batteries along with their merits are introduced. Then, the positive environmental impacts of batteries within the context of greenhouse gas emissions’ reduction, through utilizing them in key day-to-day applications, are highlighted. This work also highlights how batteries enable peak shaving and grid stability, leading to efficient energy management and attenuated emission levels. Additionally, the environmental benefits of batteries in the marine and aviation industries are explored. However, the study does not overlook the negative environmental impacts of batteries, particularly during the manufacturing phase, which involves undesirable emissions. Health risks associated with water and metal pollution during battery manufacturing and disposal are also addressed. The presented assessment of the impact spectrum of batteries places green practices at the forefront of solutions that elevate the sustainability of battery production, usages, and disposal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100074"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49765353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}