• Contributions of sociometabolic research to sustainability science 

      Haberl, Helmut; Wiedenhofer, Dominik; Pauliuk, Stefan; Krausmann, Fridolin; Mueller, Daniel Beat; Fischer-Kowalski, Marina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Recent high-level agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals aim at mitigating climate change, ecological degradation and biodiversity loss while pursuing social goals such as reducing ...
    • The land–energy–water nexus of global bioenergy potentials from abandoned cropland 

      Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Bioenergy is a key option in climate change mitigation scenarios. Growing perennial grasses on recently abandoned cropland is a near-term strategy for gradual bioenergy deployment with reduced risks for food security and ...
    • Paving the way for sustainable decarbonization of the European cement industry 

      Cavalett, Otavio; Watanabe, Marcos D. B.; Voldsund, Mari; Roussanaly, Simon Nathanael; Cherubini, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Cement production is a main source of carbon emissions. Decarbonization options exist, but their climate change mitigation potential, feasibility and environmental implications are still unclear. Here we assess 15 ...
    • Sensing as the key to battery lifetime and sustainability 

      Huang, Jiaqiang; Boles, Steven; Tarascon, Jean-Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Recent economic and productivity gains of rechargeable batteries have cemented their dominance in energy-intensive societies. With demand soaring, enhancing battery performance through continuous monitoring is essential ...
    • Trade and the role of non-food commodities for global eutrophication 

      Hamilton, Helen Ann; Ivanova, Diana; Stadler, Konstantin; Merciai, Stefano; Schmidt, Jannick; Van Zelm, Rosalie; Moran, Daniel; Wood, Richard (Journal article, 2018)
      The oversupply of nutrients (phosphorous and nitrogen) in fresh and marine water bodies presents a serious ecosystem threat due to impacts on water quality through eutrophication. With agriculture characterized as a primary ...