Tyndall Centre Publications
The following database includes publications by researchers exclusively from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Manchester.
5981.
Foley, Aoife; Heffron, Raphael; Kez, Dlzar Al; Rio, Dylan Furszyfer Del; McInerney, Celine; Welfle, Andrew
Restoring trust in ESG investing through the adoption of just transition ethics Journal Article
In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 199, 2024, ISSN: 1364-0321.
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abstract = {The prominent growth in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment is evident, with the number of global assets managed sustainably more than doubled over the last decade. This trend is expected to continue until 2030. This type of financial data is positive but given the United Nations stated 'climate emergency' and 'climate survival' in society today, there needs to be an even greater acceleration of growth in ESG investment. Unfortunately, significant negativity has emerged on ESG in recent years. This 'Cutting Edge' study explores the reasons why and how ESG investment has veered off the journey towards enabling society to achieve both its targets under the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Energy Agenda and the 2015 Paris Agreement. It examines the factors prompting leading multinational companies, particularly in the energy and food sectors, to shift their corporate strategies. The key message advanced is that ESG frameworks and guidelines are not problematic; rather, the issue lies in the practice of ethics in decision-making within corporations. Addressing this ethical challenge, which is at the heart of ESG practices, across different professions and disciplines can rebuild trust among stakeholders in ESG investing. This form of interdisciplinary ‘just transition ethics' can re-orient us back on the journey towards a just and sustainable world.},
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The prominent growth in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment is evident, with the number of global assets managed sustainably more than doubled over the last decade. This trend is expected to continue until 2030. This type of financial data is positive but given the United Nations stated 'climate emergency' and 'climate survival' in society today, there needs to be an even greater acceleration of growth in ESG investment. Unfortunately, significant negativity has emerged on ESG in recent years. This 'Cutting Edge' study explores the reasons why and how ESG investment has veered off the journey towards enabling society to achieve both its targets under the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Energy Agenda and the 2015 Paris Agreement. It examines the factors prompting leading multinational companies, particularly in the energy and food sectors, to shift their corporate strategies. The key message advanced is that ESG frameworks and guidelines are not problematic; rather, the issue lies in the practice of ethics in decision-making within corporations. Addressing this ethical challenge, which is at the heart of ESG practices, across different professions and disciplines can rebuild trust among stakeholders in ESG investing. This form of interdisciplinary ‘just transition ethics' can re-orient us back on the journey towards a just and sustainable world.
5980.
Alsulami, Abdulkarim; Fairbrass, Jenny; Botelho, Tiago; Assadinia, Shahin
Renewable energy and innovation in Saudi Arabia: An exploration of factors affecting consumers' intention to adopt Solar PV Journal Article
In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 204, 2024, ISSN: 0040-1625.
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abstract = {Achieving ‘net-zero’ has become a major concern for governments worldwide. For this momentous transition to be realised, individual citizens must be motivated to adopt ‘cleaner’ innovative technologies to reduce their carbon footprint. Against this backdrop, our study investigates factors that may encourage or inhibit the intention to adopt renewable energy (specifically Solar photovoltaics (PV)) among home-owning Saudi consumers. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour, we examine the relationship between demographic variables and consumers' attitudes toward renewable energy (RE) and their intention to adopt new RE technology. Our findings reveal that a lack of consumer knowledge about RE is the major obstacle to Solar PV adoption among Saudi consumers. Moreover, consumers' environmental beliefs may not lead directly to an intention to adopt RE, even though it is associated with favourable attitudes toward the technology. Finally, social influence may be crucial when promoting RE adoption among Saudi consumers. These are essential considerations for policymakers to note and act on when constructing energy policy.},
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Achieving ‘net-zero’ has become a major concern for governments worldwide. For this momentous transition to be realised, individual citizens must be motivated to adopt ‘cleaner’ innovative technologies to reduce their carbon footprint. Against this backdrop, our study investigates factors that may encourage or inhibit the intention to adopt renewable energy (specifically Solar photovoltaics (PV)) among home-owning Saudi consumers. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour, we examine the relationship between demographic variables and consumers' attitudes toward renewable energy (RE) and their intention to adopt new RE technology. Our findings reveal that a lack of consumer knowledge about RE is the major obstacle to Solar PV adoption among Saudi consumers. Moreover, consumers' environmental beliefs may not lead directly to an intention to adopt RE, even though it is associated with favourable attitudes toward the technology. Finally, social influence may be crucial when promoting RE adoption among Saudi consumers. These are essential considerations for policymakers to note and act on when constructing energy policy.
5979.
Dawson, Neil M.; Coolsaet, Brendan; Bhardwaj, Aditi; Booker, Francesca; Brown, David; Lliso, Bosco; Loos, Jacqueline; Martin, Adrian; Oliva, Malena; Pascual, Unai; Sherpa, Pasang; Worsdell, Thomas
Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity Journal Article
In: One Earth, 2024, ISSN: 2590-3322, (Funding information: This study was funded by the Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) of the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) under the JustConservation project. J.L. acknowledges funding by the Robert Bosch Foundation for the project “Wildlife, Values, Justice.” U.P. acknowledges BC3’s Maria de Maeztu excellence accreditation 2023–2026 (Ref. CEX2021-001201- M) provided by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.).
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title = {Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity},
author = {Neil M. Dawson and Brendan Coolsaet and Aditi Bhardwaj and Francesca Booker and David Brown and Bosco Lliso and Jacqueline Loos and Adrian Martin and Malena Oliva and Unai Pascual and Pasang Sherpa and Thomas Worsdell},
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abstract = {As conservation initiatives expand in response to biodiversity loss, there remains limited understanding about what forms of governance and roles for different actors produce the best ecological outcomes. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ (IPs’ and LCs’) roles extend beyond participation to more equitable governance based on relative control and recognition of their values and institutions, but the relationship with conservation outcomes remains unclear. We review 648 empirical studies to develop a typology of IP and LC roles in governance and, for a subsample of 170, analyze relationships with reported ecological outcomes. The findings reveal that more equitable governance, based on equal partnership or primary control for IPs and LCs, are associated with significantly more positive ecological outcomes. This carries important implications, including for actions toward the Global Biodiversity Framework targets, suggesting a need to elevate the role of IPs and LCs to conservation leaders while respecting their rights and customary institutions.},
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As conservation initiatives expand in response to biodiversity loss, there remains limited understanding about what forms of governance and roles for different actors produce the best ecological outcomes. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ (IPs’ and LCs’) roles extend beyond participation to more equitable governance based on relative control and recognition of their values and institutions, but the relationship with conservation outcomes remains unclear. We review 648 empirical studies to develop a typology of IP and LC roles in governance and, for a subsample of 170, analyze relationships with reported ecological outcomes. The findings reveal that more equitable governance, based on equal partnership or primary control for IPs and LCs, are associated with significantly more positive ecological outcomes. This carries important implications, including for actions toward the Global Biodiversity Framework targets, suggesting a need to elevate the role of IPs and LCs to conservation leaders while respecting their rights and customary institutions.
5978.
Senior, Natasha V.; Zhai, Xiaoming; Stevens, David P.
Zonal jets and eddy tilts in barotropic geostrophic turbulence Journal Article
In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 986, 2024, ISSN: 0022-1120, (Funding information: This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council through the EnvEast Doctoral Training Partnership (Grant NE/L002582/1).).
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abstract = {The spontaneous formation of zonal jets is a distinctive feature of geostrophic turbulence with the phenomenon witnessed in numerous numerical studies. In such systems, strong rotation anisotropises the spectral evolution of the energy density such that zonal modes are favoured. In physical space, this manifests as eddies zonally elongating and forming into zonal jets. In the presence of large scale dissipation, the flow may reach statistical stationarity such that the zonal structure persists in the zonal and time mean, and is supported by a flux of eddy momentum. What is unclear is how the excitation of Rossby waves arranges the underlying eddy momentum stresses to support the mean flow structures. To study this, we examine a steady-state flow in the so-called ‘zonostrophic’ regime, in which characteristic scales of geostrophic turbulence are well separated and there are several alternating zonal jets that have formed spontaneously. We apply a geometric eddy ellipse formulation, in which momentum fluxes are cast as ellipses that encode information about the magnitude and direction of flux; the latter is described using the tilt angle. With the aid of a zonal filter, it is revealed that the scales responsible for providing the momentum fluxes associated with the jet structure are much smaller than the characteristic scales identified, and occupy a region of the energy spectrum that has been typically associated with isotropic dynamics.},
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The spontaneous formation of zonal jets is a distinctive feature of geostrophic turbulence with the phenomenon witnessed in numerous numerical studies. In such systems, strong rotation anisotropises the spectral evolution of the energy density such that zonal modes are favoured. In physical space, this manifests as eddies zonally elongating and forming into zonal jets. In the presence of large scale dissipation, the flow may reach statistical stationarity such that the zonal structure persists in the zonal and time mean, and is supported by a flux of eddy momentum. What is unclear is how the excitation of Rossby waves arranges the underlying eddy momentum stresses to support the mean flow structures. To study this, we examine a steady-state flow in the so-called ‘zonostrophic’ regime, in which characteristic scales of geostrophic turbulence are well separated and there are several alternating zonal jets that have formed spontaneously. We apply a geometric eddy ellipse formulation, in which momentum fluxes are cast as ellipses that encode information about the magnitude and direction of flux; the latter is described using the tilt angle. With the aid of a zonal filter, it is revealed that the scales responsible for providing the momentum fluxes associated with the jet structure are much smaller than the characteristic scales identified, and occupy a region of the energy spectrum that has been typically associated with isotropic dynamics.
5977.
Bocquillon, Pierre
Setting the European agenda in hard times: The Commission, the European Council and the EU polycrisis Journal Article
In: Journal of European Integration - Revue d'Integration Europeanne, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 567–574, 2024, ISSN: 0703-6337.
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abstract = {The European Commission has traditionally held a key position in setting the legislative and political agenda of the EU. However, its role has become increasingly challenged in an era of polycrisis. This is notably due to the rise of the European Council as crisis manager, which possesses the political clout, resources, and legitimacy to deal with urgent challenges. While much of the literature has debated changes in the relative powers and influence of the EU’s dual executive constituted by the European Council and Commission, a close look at their interactions in dealing with crises yields interesting insights and suggests a more complex interinstitutional choreography in agenda setting than first appears. Systematic comparative case study analysis promises to shed light on agenda setting strategies and practices across different areas and issues in the context of politicisation of EU affairs.},
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The European Commission has traditionally held a key position in setting the legislative and political agenda of the EU. However, its role has become increasingly challenged in an era of polycrisis. This is notably due to the rise of the European Council as crisis manager, which possesses the political clout, resources, and legitimacy to deal with urgent challenges. While much of the literature has debated changes in the relative powers and influence of the EU’s dual executive constituted by the European Council and Commission, a close look at their interactions in dealing with crises yields interesting insights and suggests a more complex interinstitutional choreography in agenda setting than first appears. Systematic comparative case study analysis promises to shed light on agenda setting strategies and practices across different areas and issues in the context of politicisation of EU affairs.
5976.
Maria, Corrado Di; Lazarova, Emiliya; Lange, Ian
Political 'colour' and firm behaviour: Evidence from U.S. power plants' pollution abatement Journal Article
In: Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 87, no. 5, pp. 1141–1174, 2024, ISSN: 0924-6460.
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author = {Corrado Di Maria and Emiliya Lazarova and Ian Lange},
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abstract = {We ask whether firms behave differently depending on the political party in charge, above and beyond responding to any actual differences in policy. We use the pollution abatement behaviour of U.S. Steam Electric Power Plants under the Clean Water Act as our case study. Exploiting the variation provided by the outcome of tightly contested gubernatorial elections, we provide causal evidence that large firms respond to the political `colour' of the governor in the state they operate, even when neither the stringency nor the enforcement of the rules depend on it. Within a theoretical model of the interaction between the regulator and the regulated firms, we show that multiple equilibria arise, and the outcomes of the election provide an effective coordination device. This unexpected behaviour has real-world consequences and leads to significant differences in pollution levels.},
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We ask whether firms behave differently depending on the political party in charge, above and beyond responding to any actual differences in policy. We use the pollution abatement behaviour of U.S. Steam Electric Power Plants under the Clean Water Act as our case study. Exploiting the variation provided by the outcome of tightly contested gubernatorial elections, we provide causal evidence that large firms respond to the political `colour' of the governor in the state they operate, even when neither the stringency nor the enforcement of the rules depend on it. Within a theoretical model of the interaction between the regulator and the regulated firms, we show that multiple equilibria arise, and the outcomes of the election provide an effective coordination device. This unexpected behaviour has real-world consequences and leads to significant differences in pollution levels.
5975.
of Sciences, Engineering National Academies; Medicine,; Earth, Division; Studies, Life; Sciences, Board Atmospheric; Climate,; Agriculture, Board; Resources, Natural; Board, Polar Research; on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Monitoring, Modeling Committee; Workshop, Management—A; Silvern, Rachel; Jones, Matthew
Approaches for Understanding Regional Fires Proceedings Article
In: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Monitoring, Modeling, and Management, pp. 30–30, National Academies Press, 2024, ISBN: 978-0-309-71553-9.
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5974.
Iyer, Soundarya; Rao, Nitya
Inclusion or exclusion? Gendered experiences and strategies of migrants in informal settlements in Bengaluru Journal Article
In: Indian Journal of Human Development, 2024, ISSN: 0973-7030, (Funding Information: This study was carried out under the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions project, one of the four research programmes under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia, funded by the UK Governmentu2019s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the International Development Research Centre, Canada. Iyer carried out additional work under the ASSAR-Small Opportunities Grant awarded to her by START International Inc. in 2018 to work with Nitya Rao, when she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru.).
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abstract = {Internal migration, nearly four times more than the migration across national boundaries, accounts for the largest human movements in the world. In context of agrarian distress, circular migration between the rural and the urban is a common livelihood trajectory of at least 100 million Indians. It is known that circular migrants face numerous economic and social challenges of survival in the city. This article focuses on gendered experiences and strategies adopted by migrants for inclusion in informal settlements in Bengaluru. Drawing on the concepts of social exclusion, inclusion and agency, we use household surveys (n = 1,109) in 30 informal settlements in Bengaluru in 2016, semi-structured interviews (n = 20) in one informal settlement, key informant interviews (n = 5) and participant observation in events and meetings in the city to illustrate individual and collective strategies used by diverse groups and the ways in which these are gendered. We find that the length of stay in the settlement is a crucial determinant of social inclusion in the city.},
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Internal migration, nearly four times more than the migration across national boundaries, accounts for the largest human movements in the world. In context of agrarian distress, circular migration between the rural and the urban is a common livelihood trajectory of at least 100 million Indians. It is known that circular migrants face numerous economic and social challenges of survival in the city. This article focuses on gendered experiences and strategies adopted by migrants for inclusion in informal settlements in Bengaluru. Drawing on the concepts of social exclusion, inclusion and agency, we use household surveys (n = 1,109) in 30 informal settlements in Bengaluru in 2016, semi-structured interviews (n = 20) in one informal settlement, key informant interviews (n = 5) and participant observation in events and meetings in the city to illustrate individual and collective strategies used by diverse groups and the ways in which these are gendered. We find that the length of stay in the settlement is a crucial determinant of social inclusion in the city.
5973.
Fereydooni, Alireza; Yue, Chenghao; Chao, Yimin
A brief overview of silicon nanoparticles as anode material: A transition from lithium-ion to sodium-ion batteries Journal Article
In: Small, vol. 20, no. 17, 2024, ISSN: 1613-6810, (Funding information: This work was supported by UEA's Critical Decade for Climate Change Doctoral Training Program, funded by the Leverhulme Trust under their Doctoral Scholarship Scheme.).
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The successful utilization of silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) to enhance the performance of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) has demonstrated their potential as high-capacity anode materials for next-generation LIBs. Additionally, the availability and relatively low cost of sodium resources have a significant influence on developing Na-ion batteries (SIBs). Despite the unique properties of Si-NPs as SIBs anode material, limited study has been conducted on their application in these batteries. However, the knowledge gained from using Si-NPs in LIBs can be applied to develop Si-based anodes in SIBs by employing similar strategies to overcome their drawbacks. In this review, a brief history of Si-NPs' usage in LIBs is provided and discuss the strategies employed to overcome the challenges, aiming to inspire and offer valuable insights to guide future research endeavors.
5972.
Bocquillon, Pierre; Doyle, Suzanne; James, Toby S.; Mason, Ra; Park, Soul; Rosina, Matilde
The effects of wars: Lessons from the war in Ukraine Journal Article
In: Policy Studies, vol. 45, no. 3-4, pp. 261–281, 2024, ISSN: 0144-2872.
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War remains a central feature of global politics and has been a core focus for politics and international relations, history, economics, sociology as well as other cognate disciplines. The analysis of the effects of war has, however, tended to be compartmentalised by sub-disciplines. This article proposes a heuristic framework to map the effects of war in terms of ripple and backwash across a range of interconnected layers of societies. Through this framework, the article then introduces a set of empirically rich and theoretically informed studies from across multiple disciplines which examine the first consequences of the war in Ukraine. Taken together, these studies show that the war has had deep and complex effects affecting human life; human development; economies; values and attitudes; policy and governance; and power distribution and relations around the world. Although broader international public interest in the war may have waned within weeks of the invasion, the effects of the conflict have been deep and continued in many areas, but also differentiated across space and time. Traditional public policy concepts used to frame the effects of “external shocks” such as punctuated equilibrium and critical junctures may overlook such deep-seated and diverse effects, warranting the multidisciplinary lenses used in this volume.
5971.
Gudde, Ross; He, Yi; Pasquier, Ulysse; Forstenhäusler, Nicole; Noble, Ciar; Zha, Qianyu
Quantifying future changes of flood hazards within the Broadland catchment in the UK Journal Article
In: Natural Hazards, 2024, ISSN: 0921-030X.
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abstract = {Flooding represents the greatest natural threat to the UK, presenting severe risk to populations along coastlines and floodplains through extreme tidal surge and hydrometeorological events. Climate change is projected to significantly elevate flood risk through increased severity and frequency of occurrences, which will be exacerbated by external drivers of risk such as property development and population growth throughout floodplains. This investigation explores the entire flood hazard modelling chain, utilising the nonparametric bias correction of UKCP18 regional climate projections, the distributed HBV-TYN hydrological model and HEC-RAS hydraulic model to assess future manifestation of flood hazard within the Broadland Catchment, UK. When assessing the independent impact of extreme river discharge and storm surge events as well as the impact of a compound event of the two along a high emission scenario, exponential increases in hazard extent over time were observed. The flood extent increases from 197 km2 in 1990 to 200 km2 in 2030, and 208 km2 in 2070. In parallel, exponential population exposure increases were found from 13,917 (1990) to 14,088 (2030) to 18,785 (2070). This methodology could see integration into policy-based flood risk management by use of the developed hazard modelling tool for future planning and suitability of existing infrastructure at a catchment scale.},
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Flooding represents the greatest natural threat to the UK, presenting severe risk to populations along coastlines and floodplains through extreme tidal surge and hydrometeorological events. Climate change is projected to significantly elevate flood risk through increased severity and frequency of occurrences, which will be exacerbated by external drivers of risk such as property development and population growth throughout floodplains. This investigation explores the entire flood hazard modelling chain, utilising the nonparametric bias correction of UKCP18 regional climate projections, the distributed HBV-TYN hydrological model and HEC-RAS hydraulic model to assess future manifestation of flood hazard within the Broadland Catchment, UK. When assessing the independent impact of extreme river discharge and storm surge events as well as the impact of a compound event of the two along a high emission scenario, exponential increases in hazard extent over time were observed. The flood extent increases from 197 km2 in 1990 to 200 km2 in 2030, and 208 km2 in 2070. In parallel, exponential population exposure increases were found from 13,917 (1990) to 14,088 (2030) to 18,785 (2070). This methodology could see integration into policy-based flood risk management by use of the developed hazard modelling tool for future planning and suitability of existing infrastructure at a catchment scale.
5970.
Rao, Nitya; Shankar, Shubhasree; Dutta, Aiswarya
Spatial poverty traps and food security: Unpacking the linkages Journal Article
In: Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 59, no. 16, 2024, ISSN: 0012-9976.
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India’s food and nutrition insecurity continues to worsen despite its economic growth and plethora of national policies to address poverty and food insecurity. The problem appears to be concentrated in particular districts of the country, leading to a conflation of food insecurity with the idea of spatial poverty traps. In this paper, using a food systems lens, we seek to decouple the concepts of poverty and food and nutrition security. The study used primarily qualitative methods, alongside a food insecurity experience survey (FIES), and Census data to conduct a comparative analysis of three selected blocks of Koraput district in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha. Results showed disconnects between the levels of poverty and food insecurity, suggesting a context-specific range of entry points for addressing the problem of food and nutrition security. Decentralised planning based on the agency of local communities is needed for effective, equitable and sustainable solutions to food insecurity.
5969.
Simpson, Nicholas P.; Mach, Katharine J.; Tebboth, Mark G. L.; Gilmore, Elisabeth A.; Siders, A. R.; Holden, Petra; Anderson, Brilé; Singh, Chandni; Sabour, Salma; Stringer, Lindsay C.; Sterly, Harald; Williams, Portia Adade; Meyer, Andreas L. S.; Cundill, Georgina; Rosengaertner, Sarah; Nunow, Abdimajid; Amakrane, Kamal; Trisos, Christopher H.
Research priorities for climate mobility Journal Article
In: One Earth, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 589–607, 2024, ISSN: 2590-3322, (Funding Information: Funding for this work was supported by the Global Centre for Climate Mobility ; the South African Research Foundation (grants 136169 and 150906 ); the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ; and the International Development Research Centre , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (grants 109419-001 and 109223-003 ). Figures reproduced and adapted for this article from the IPCC 6th Assessment Report have not been subject to formal IPCC review processes and have not been endorsed by the IPCC.).
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title = {Research priorities for climate mobility},
author = {Nicholas P. Simpson and Katharine J. Mach and Mark G. L. Tebboth and Elisabeth A. Gilmore and A. R. Siders and Petra Holden and Brilé Anderson and Chandni Singh and Salma Sabour and Lindsay C. Stringer and Harald Sterly and Portia Adade Williams and Andreas L. S. Meyer and Georgina Cundill and Sarah Rosengaertner and Abdimajid Nunow and Kamal Amakrane and Christopher H. Trisos},
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The escalating impacts of climate change on the movement and immobility of people, coupled with false but influential narratives of mobility, highlight an urgent need for nuanced and synthetic research around climate mobility. Synthesis of evidence and gaps across the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report highlight a need to clarify the understanding of what conditions make human mobility an effective adaptation option and its nuanced outcomes, including simultaneous losses, damages, and benefits. Priorities include integration of adaptation and development planning; involuntary immobility and vulnerability; gender; data for cities; risk from responses and maladaptation; public understanding of climate risk; transboundary, compound, and cascading risks; nature-based approaches; and planned retreat, relocation, and heritage. Cutting across these priorities, research modalities need to better position climate mobility as type of mobility, as process, and as praxis. Policies and practices need to reflect the diverse needs, priorities, and experiences of climate mobility, emphasizing capability, choice, and freedom of movement.
5968.
Nicholls, Robert J.; Shirzaei, Manoochehr
Earth’s sinking surface: China’s major cities show considerable subsidence from human activities Journal Article
In: Science, vol. 384, no. 6693, pp. 268–269, 2024, ISSN: 0036-8075, (Funding Information: R.J.N. is funded by PROTECT, CoCliCo, under European Unionu2019s Horizon 2020 grants 869304 and 101003598. M.S. is supported by the US National Science Foundation.).
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5967.
Kinally, Christopher; Antonanzas-Torres, Fernando; Podd, Frank; Schmid, Alejandro Gallego
Life cycle assessment of solar home system informal waste management practices in Malawi Journal Article
In: Applied Energy, vol. 364, 2024, ISSN: 0306-2619.
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title = {Life cycle assessment of solar home system informal waste management practices in Malawi},
author = {Christopher Kinally and Fernando Antonanzas-Torres and Frank Podd and Alejandro Gallego Schmid},
doi = {10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123190},
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abstract = {This study performs the first life cycle assessment of solar home systems (SHSs) to use data quantifying lead pollution from informal lead-acid battery recycling. The typical life cycle of SHSs in off-grid communities surrounding Malawi’s capital of Lilongwe is assessed, considering affordable components imported from China, lead-acid battery lifetimes of one year, the collection of materials through the informal scrap market, the open dumping and burning of waste, and informal lead-acid battery recycling (remanufacturing). Lead-acid batteries are highlighted as the most damaging SHS component, occupying 54–99% of each impact category, caused by the burdens of lead mining and the high assembly energy of batteries, amplified by short battery lifetimes – subject to detrimental user practices. The amount of electricity delivered to users is significantly restricted by the low efficiency of affordable SHS components. Meanwhile, the informal remanufacturing of a single lead-acid battery is recorded to release over 100 times the lethal oral dose of lead for an adult into densely populated communities, resulting in a terrestrial ecotoxicity potential of 200–386 kg 1,4-DCB eq. per kWh delivered. Proposed formal recycling solutions are found to successfully mitigate the toxicity of informal waste management but incur significant burdens: substituting toxic but resource-efficient informal remanufacture with safe but energy-intensive formal battery production. Furthermore, the short one-year lifetimes of lead-acid batteries can cause the environmental impacts of SHS to exceed the impacts of diesel generators in most impact categories, resulting in a global warming potential of up to 1.4 kg CO2/kWh. Hence, both extended battery lifetimes of three years and formal recycling are found to be necessary for SHSs to be considered as a safe and low-carbon technology – requiring holistic interventions.},
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This study performs the first life cycle assessment of solar home systems (SHSs) to use data quantifying lead pollution from informal lead-acid battery recycling. The typical life cycle of SHSs in off-grid communities surrounding Malawi’s capital of Lilongwe is assessed, considering affordable components imported from China, lead-acid battery lifetimes of one year, the collection of materials through the informal scrap market, the open dumping and burning of waste, and informal lead-acid battery recycling (remanufacturing). Lead-acid batteries are highlighted as the most damaging SHS component, occupying 54–99% of each impact category, caused by the burdens of lead mining and the high assembly energy of batteries, amplified by short battery lifetimes – subject to detrimental user practices. The amount of electricity delivered to users is significantly restricted by the low efficiency of affordable SHS components. Meanwhile, the informal remanufacturing of a single lead-acid battery is recorded to release over 100 times the lethal oral dose of lead for an adult into densely populated communities, resulting in a terrestrial ecotoxicity potential of 200–386 kg 1,4-DCB eq. per kWh delivered. Proposed formal recycling solutions are found to successfully mitigate the toxicity of informal waste management but incur significant burdens: substituting toxic but resource-efficient informal remanufacture with safe but energy-intensive formal battery production. Furthermore, the short one-year lifetimes of lead-acid batteries can cause the environmental impacts of SHS to exceed the impacts of diesel generators in most impact categories, resulting in a global warming potential of up to 1.4 kg CO2/kWh. Hence, both extended battery lifetimes of three years and formal recycling are found to be necessary for SHSs to be considered as a safe and low-carbon technology – requiring holistic interventions.
5966.
Jones, Matthew; Coppola, Alysha; Santín, Cristina
Pyrogenic carbon: Is it a sink in the global carbon cycle? And why we can’t be sure Conference
2024, (European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2024 ; Conference date: 14-04-2024 Through 19-04-2024).
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abstract = {Fires play a critical role in modulating the quantity and quality of carbon (C) stored in the terrestrial biosphere, including in aboveground vegetation and soils. Via riverine transport routes, fires also affect the quantity and quality of C delivered to the global oceans. The mission of this talk is to set the scene on the multifaceted ways in which fire impacts the global C cycle, with a special focus on the widely-overlooked role of pyrogenic C. We will begin by summarising how fires impact on terrestrial stores of C, starting with natural cycles of disturbance and recovery that influence total stocks of C on the terrestrial landscape. We will then demonstrate how shifting fire regimes, related to climate change and changes in land use, are perturbing the cycle of C and influencing the quantity of C stored on the landscape. Increased fire frequency and intensity generally promotes a loss of C from landscapes, especially in cases where vegetation cannot recover completely in the shortening time available between disturbance events. Set within the broader cycle of biogenic C is a sub-cycle of highly recalcitrant ‘pyrogenic’ C – a by-product of incomplete combustion during fires. We will highlight how the special properties of this pyrogenic C promote its longevity in terrestrial stores in a manner that can offset (or ‘buffer’) losses of total C. The process of pyrogenic C storage has been widely overlooked in models of the global C cycle leading to C accounting errors, however we will highlight some recent examples of its implementation in land surface models and the lessons learned from doing so. Due to its exceptional longevity in terrestrial pools, pyrogenic C has enhanced odds of reaching the global oceans via rivers. We will discuss the disproportionate export of pyrogenic C to the global oceans (relative to biogenic C) and how this leads to an unusual potential for long-term C sequestration. Finally, we will provide an overview of the current understanding of the global budget of pyrogenic C, integrating best estimates for the fluxes of C to and from terrestrial stores and to and from marine stores. We will also highlight how uncertainties in the magnitude of fluxes in the C cycle lead to poor understanding of whether pyrogenic C currently acts as a sink or source of C to the atmosphere. We will underscore the particular need to constrain the decomposition rates and residence times of pyrogenic C in soils and marine stores if we are to build a complete picture of its role in the global C cycle.},
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Fires play a critical role in modulating the quantity and quality of carbon (C) stored in the terrestrial biosphere, including in aboveground vegetation and soils. Via riverine transport routes, fires also affect the quantity and quality of C delivered to the global oceans. The mission of this talk is to set the scene on the multifaceted ways in which fire impacts the global C cycle, with a special focus on the widely-overlooked role of pyrogenic C. We will begin by summarising how fires impact on terrestrial stores of C, starting with natural cycles of disturbance and recovery that influence total stocks of C on the terrestrial landscape. We will then demonstrate how shifting fire regimes, related to climate change and changes in land use, are perturbing the cycle of C and influencing the quantity of C stored on the landscape. Increased fire frequency and intensity generally promotes a loss of C from landscapes, especially in cases where vegetation cannot recover completely in the shortening time available between disturbance events. Set within the broader cycle of biogenic C is a sub-cycle of highly recalcitrant ‘pyrogenic’ C – a by-product of incomplete combustion during fires. We will highlight how the special properties of this pyrogenic C promote its longevity in terrestrial stores in a manner that can offset (or ‘buffer’) losses of total C. The process of pyrogenic C storage has been widely overlooked in models of the global C cycle leading to C accounting errors, however we will highlight some recent examples of its implementation in land surface models and the lessons learned from doing so. Due to its exceptional longevity in terrestrial pools, pyrogenic C has enhanced odds of reaching the global oceans via rivers. We will discuss the disproportionate export of pyrogenic C to the global oceans (relative to biogenic C) and how this leads to an unusual potential for long-term C sequestration. Finally, we will provide an overview of the current understanding of the global budget of pyrogenic C, integrating best estimates for the fluxes of C to and from terrestrial stores and to and from marine stores. We will also highlight how uncertainties in the magnitude of fluxes in the C cycle lead to poor understanding of whether pyrogenic C currently acts as a sink or source of C to the atmosphere. We will underscore the particular need to constrain the decomposition rates and residence times of pyrogenic C in soils and marine stores if we are to build a complete picture of its role in the global C cycle.
5965.
Kolden, Crystal A.; Abatzoglou, John T.; Jones, Matthew W.; Jain, Piyush
Wildfires in 2023 Journal Article
In: Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 238–240, 2024, ISSN: 2662-138X, (Funding Information: C.A.K. was supported by University of California Office of the President Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives M21PR3385. J.T.A. was supported by NSF under award number OAI-2019762. M.W.J. was supported by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NEV01417X1). Publisher Copyright: © Springer Nature Limited 2024.).
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abstract = {Wildfires burned 384 Mha of land in 2023, the highest since 2017 but 5% lower than the 2001–2022 average. These fires emitted an estimated 2,524 Tg C, 30% of which came from Canada’s record fire season.},
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Wildfires burned 384 Mha of land in 2023, the highest since 2017 but 5% lower than the 2001–2022 average. These fires emitted an estimated 2,524 Tg C, 30% of which came from Canada’s record fire season.
5964.
Hirschfeld, Daniella; Boyle, Ray; Nicholls, Robert J.; Behar, David; Esteban, Miguel; Hinkel, Jochen; Smith, Gordon; Hanslow, David J.
Practitioner needs to adapt to Sea-Level Rise: Distilling information from global workshops Journal Article
In: Climate Services, vol. 34, 2024, ISSN: 2405-8807.
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title = {Practitioner needs to adapt to Sea-Level Rise: Distilling information from global workshops},
author = {Daniella Hirschfeld and Ray Boyle and Robert J. Nicholls and David Behar and Miguel Esteban and Jochen Hinkel and Gordon Smith and David J. Hanslow},
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abstract = {Climate-induced sea-level rise threatens the world’s coastal populations, critical infrastructure, and ecosystems. The science of sea-level rise (SLR) has developed to inform understanding of global climate mitigation and adaptation challenges, but there is much less engagement with practitioners to discern their climate services needs and support the development of adaptation planning and action on the ground. In addition, adaptation planning and implementation processes for SLR are relatively new and practitioners developing leading practices are seeking interaction with their peers and the SLR science community. To address these gaps, we co-produced online global workshops with sixty-nine practitioners from twenty-six countries. These workshops aimed to increase understanding of the state of SLR adaptation planning practice worldwide, gather information on practitioners' existing knowledge and service needs to advance their adaptation efforts, and facilitate exchange between practitioners engaged with coastal adaptation and the SLR science community. The workshops uncovered commonalities across contexts and identified consistent needs from scientists and other technical experts amongst the practitioner community. These needs include generating more localized SLR impact data, understanding of compound risk, creating data timelines for decision making, and developing clarity about uncertainties and probabilities. We also observed important differences between urban and rural locations and between places with different economic resources. To meet their needs, practitioners identified three crucial next steps: 1) Develop more online engagement opportunities, 2) Establish a global practitioner community of practice, and 3) Scale and improve the provision of climate services.},
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Climate-induced sea-level rise threatens the world’s coastal populations, critical infrastructure, and ecosystems. The science of sea-level rise (SLR) has developed to inform understanding of global climate mitigation and adaptation challenges, but there is much less engagement with practitioners to discern their climate services needs and support the development of adaptation planning and action on the ground. In addition, adaptation planning and implementation processes for SLR are relatively new and practitioners developing leading practices are seeking interaction with their peers and the SLR science community. To address these gaps, we co-produced online global workshops with sixty-nine practitioners from twenty-six countries. These workshops aimed to increase understanding of the state of SLR adaptation planning practice worldwide, gather information on practitioners' existing knowledge and service needs to advance their adaptation efforts, and facilitate exchange between practitioners engaged with coastal adaptation and the SLR science community. The workshops uncovered commonalities across contexts and identified consistent needs from scientists and other technical experts amongst the practitioner community. These needs include generating more localized SLR impact data, understanding of compound risk, creating data timelines for decision making, and developing clarity about uncertainties and probabilities. We also observed important differences between urban and rural locations and between places with different economic resources. To meet their needs, practitioners identified three crucial next steps: 1) Develop more online engagement opportunities, 2) Establish a global practitioner community of practice, and 3) Scale and improve the provision of climate services.
5963.
Guerra, Karla; Welfle, Andrew; Gutiérrez-Alvarez, R; Moreno, Sara; Haro, Pedro
Great Britain's power system with a high penetration of renewable energy: Dataset supporting future scenarios Journal Article
In: Data in Brief, vol. 53, 2024, ISSN: 2352-3409.
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title = {Great Britain's power system with a high penetration of renewable energy: Dataset supporting future scenarios},
author = {Karla Guerra and Andrew Welfle and R Gutiérrez-Alvarez and Sara Moreno and Pedro Haro},
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abstract = {The share of variable renewable energy (VRE) is forecasted to increase in the energy sector to meet decarbonization targets and/or reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. The modeling of future power system scenarios is crucial to assess the role of different flexibility options, including low-carbon technologies. The data presented here support the research article “The role of energy storage in Great Britain's future power system: focus on hydrogen and biomass”. These data include updated parameters, inputs, equations, biomass resource potential and biomass demand to balance bio-power and bio-hydrogen requirements. The Future Renewable Energy Performance into the Power System Model (FEPPS), a rule-based model that includes flexibility and stability constraints, has been used, and the hourly results of future scenarios by 2030 and 2040 are provided. Researchers, policymakers, and investors could use this paper as these data provide insights into the role of different technologies (including hydrogen and biomass) in power generation, system flexibility, decarbonization and costs.},
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The share of variable renewable energy (VRE) is forecasted to increase in the energy sector to meet decarbonization targets and/or reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. The modeling of future power system scenarios is crucial to assess the role of different flexibility options, including low-carbon technologies. The data presented here support the research article “The role of energy storage in Great Britain's future power system: focus on hydrogen and biomass”. These data include updated parameters, inputs, equations, biomass resource potential and biomass demand to balance bio-power and bio-hydrogen requirements. The Future Renewable Energy Performance into the Power System Model (FEPPS), a rule-based model that includes flexibility and stability constraints, has been used, and the hourly results of future scenarios by 2030 and 2040 are provided. Researchers, policymakers, and investors could use this paper as these data provide insights into the role of different technologies (including hydrogen and biomass) in power generation, system flexibility, decarbonization and costs.
5962.
Li, Jingyi; Schmid, Alejandro Gallego; Stamford, Laurence
Integrated sustainability assessment of repurposing onshore abandoned wells for geothermal power generation Journal Article
In: Applied Energy, vol. 359, 2024, ISSN: 0306-2619.
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title = {Integrated sustainability assessment of repurposing onshore abandoned wells for geothermal power generation},
author = {Jingyi Li and Alejandro Gallego Schmid and Laurence Stamford},
doi = {10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122670},
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year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-01},
journal = {Applied Energy},
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abstract = {As global efforts intensify to mitigate climate change through Net-Zero by 2050, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is of utmost importance. Within this context, geothermal power generation is an underestimated yet rapidly developing field with immense potential. A notable opportunity arises from repurposing abandoned oil and gas wells (AOGWs) as alternative sources for geothermal power production. This study employs multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to examine the techno-sustainability of four geothermal power systems: i) a business-as-usual geothermal power plant (GEObau), ii) repurpose two completely AOGWs for geothermal power generation (R-GEOdouble), iii) repurpose a single completely AOGW (R-GEOsingle), iv) repurpose semi-AOGWs (i.e., wells still in operation but with high water cut, R-GEOsemi). We assessed 30 criteria across technical, environmental, economic, and social dimensions via the analytical hierarchy process. The study identifies R-GEOsemi as the most techno-sustainable option due to its superior performance across environmental, economic, and social dimensions. However, GEObau closely follows R-GEOsemi, securing its position as the second-best option, marked by its outstanding technical proficiency and robust environmental and social performance. Conversely, R-GEOdouble and R-GEOsingle show limited techno-sustainability competitiveness. When sensitivity analyses are applied to the weighting factors, R-GEOsemi demonstrates resilience and remains as the best option in most cases. However, GEObau could outperform R-GEOsemi when the value of technical criteria is increased (weightings >0.255) or when the weightings for environmental or economic aspects decrease (weightings <0.236 and < 0.244 respectively). R-GEOdouble and R-GEOsingle only overtake GEObau when the economic aspect reaches a weighting of 0.659 or more. Despite R-GEOsemi being the most promising option, it faces challenges due to limited power generation capacity and the availability of wells approaching their end-of-lives. The findings underline the necessity for broader stakeholder input, inclusion of more technical and social criteria, and data-driven decision-making processes.},
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As global efforts intensify to mitigate climate change through Net-Zero by 2050, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is of utmost importance. Within this context, geothermal power generation is an underestimated yet rapidly developing field with immense potential. A notable opportunity arises from repurposing abandoned oil and gas wells (AOGWs) as alternative sources for geothermal power production. This study employs multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to examine the techno-sustainability of four geothermal power systems: i) a business-as-usual geothermal power plant (GEObau), ii) repurpose two completely AOGWs for geothermal power generation (R-GEOdouble), iii) repurpose a single completely AOGW (R-GEOsingle), iv) repurpose semi-AOGWs (i.e., wells still in operation but with high water cut, R-GEOsemi). We assessed 30 criteria across technical, environmental, economic, and social dimensions via the analytical hierarchy process. The study identifies R-GEOsemi as the most techno-sustainable option due to its superior performance across environmental, economic, and social dimensions. However, GEObau closely follows R-GEOsemi, securing its position as the second-best option, marked by its outstanding technical proficiency and robust environmental and social performance. Conversely, R-GEOdouble and R-GEOsingle show limited techno-sustainability competitiveness. When sensitivity analyses are applied to the weighting factors, R-GEOsemi demonstrates resilience and remains as the best option in most cases. However, GEObau could outperform R-GEOsemi when the value of technical criteria is increased (weightings >0.255) or when the weightings for environmental or economic aspects decrease (weightings <0.236 and < 0.244 respectively). R-GEOdouble and R-GEOsingle only overtake GEObau when the economic aspect reaches a weighting of 0.659 or more. Despite R-GEOsemi being the most promising option, it faces challenges due to limited power generation capacity and the availability of wells approaching their end-of-lives. The findings underline the necessity for broader stakeholder input, inclusion of more technical and social criteria, and data-driven decision-making processes.
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