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Peer-reviewed Article
India's pathway to net zero by 2070: status, challenges, and way forward

India's pathway to net zero by 2070: status, challenges, and way forward

In Environmental Research Letters
Author:
Vaibhav
Vaibhav Chaturvedi
Arunabha
Ghosh
Amit
Garg
Vidhee
Avashia
Saritha Sudharmma
Vishwanathan
Dipti
Gupta
Nilesh Kumar
Sinha
Chandra
Bhushan
Srestha
Banerjee
Divya
Datt
Juhi
Bansal
Minal
Pathak
Subash
Dhar
Ajeet Kumar
Singh
Nayeem
Khan
Rajani Ranjan
Rashmi
Shalu
Agrawal
Disha
Agarwal
Anjali
Singh
Thirumalai
NC
Siddharth S
Saxena
Vikram
Vishal
Udayan
Singh
Dharik S
Mallapragada
Rajiv Kumar
Chaturvedi
Aditya Valiathan
Pillai
Vibhuti
Garg
Santosh
Singh
Kavya
Hari
Diptiranjan
Mahapatra
Shuva
Raha
Tulika
Gupta
Sumit
Prasad
The announcement of India's 2070 net-zero target has demonstrated the power of a credible policy signal and changed the course of India's climate debate. While the Government of India (GoI) has not specified whether this target refers to carbon-dioxide or all greenhouse gases, the announcement has been a watershed moment in India's climate policy...
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Keywords:
Co-innovation
India
net-zero
Technology transfer
Presentation

Opening Remarks of the 17th APRSCP

Conference on ASEAN SCP Policies and Practices: Celebrating 12 Years of German-Southeast Asian SCP Cooperation In partnership with 17th Asia-Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP)
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On Day 2, the morning session, Rethinking Sustainable Urban Living, featured an opening by Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta, President of the Asia-Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP), followed by a keynote from Dr. Atsushi Watabe, Program Director at Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).
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Peer-reviewed Article

Pollution Mitigation in Vermicelli Wastewater: Integrated Fenton and Aerobic Sludge Treatment for Water Quality Improvement

In Scientifica
Author:
Phuoc Bao Niem
Nguyen
Van Toan
Pham
Hoang Viet
Le
Gowhar
Meraj
Vermicelli production generates wastewater that is rich in organic and nutrient pollutants, which poses significant environmental challenges. Conventional biological treatments, either alone or in combination with other methods, often fail to achieve high efficiency and operational stability. This study explored the potential of the Fenton process...
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Presentation

Gender Equality in Urban Agendas, Implementing SDG 5 in Cities

Seminar on Gender Studies, Undergraduate Module.
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This presentation examines how cities are implementing SDG 5 (Gender Equality) within the broader framework of the 2030 Agenda, highlighting both opportunities and limitations. Through examples from Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Barcelona, it explores how local policies can promote gender equity, while also questioning whether the SDG framework...
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Keywords:
SDG 5
Gender Equality
Peer-reviewed Article

Mitigating Microfiber Pollution in Laundry Wastewater: Insights from a Filtration System Case Study in Galle, Sri Lanka

In Microplastics
Author:
Mahagama Gedara Yohan Lasantha Mahagamage
Sachith Gihan Gamage
Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Shehan Kaushalya Rathnayake
Thejani Abeynayaka
Chathura Welivitiya
Lahiru Udumalagala
Chathura Rajitha
Supun Suranjith
Synthetic fibers are widely used in daily life due to their durability, elasticity, low cost, and ease of use. The textile industry is the primary source of synthetic microfibers, as these materials are mostly used in production processes. Globally, plastic pollution has been identified as a major environmental threat in this era, since plastics...
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Keywords:
microplastics
Mitigation
Textile Microfiber
Wastewater
Peer-reviewed Article

Assessing critical flood-prone districts and optimal shelter zones in the Brahmaputra Valley: Strategies for effective flood risk management

In Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
Author:
Jatan
Debnath
Dhrubajyoti
Sahariah
Gowhar
Meraj
Kesar
Chand
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Shruti
Kanga
Frequent flooding has become a persistent issue in floodplain regions, causing significant disasters during each rainy season due to insufficient disaster management planning. This study proposes a methodology to prioritize flood susceptibility areas at the district level and identify suitable sites for flood shelters using a combination of machine...
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Presentation

Questionnaire survey on corporate biodiversity efforts in Japan: Summary of the FY2023 survey results

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The survey aimed to reveal the status of, and challenges and opportunities in, biodiversity efforts by individual companies in Japan, and collectively as the Japanese business sector, referring to key global frameworks such as the Kunming Montreal Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Taskforce on...
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Keywords:
business and biodiversity
Kunming-Montrial Global Biodiversity Framework
TNFD
Peer-reviewed Article

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 forest biomass estimates from Earth Observation

In Scientific Data
Author:
Neha Hunka
Laura Duncanson
John Armston
Ralph Dubayah
Sean P. Healey
Maurizio Santoro
Paul May
Arnan Araza
Clement Bourgoin
Paul M. Montesano
Christopher S. R. Neigh
Hedley Grantham
Peter Potapov
Svetlana Turubanova
Alexandra Tyukavina
Jessica Richter
Nancy Harris
Mikhail Urbazaev
Adrián Pascual
Daniela Requena Suarez
Martin Herold
Benjamin Poulter
Sylvia N. Wilson
Giacomo Grassi
Maria J. Sanz
Joana Melo
Aboveground biomass density (AGBD) estimates from Earth Observation (EO) can be presented with the consistency standards mandated by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This article delivers AGBD estimates, in the format of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 values for natural forests, sourced from...
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Book Chapter
All-hazards approach

Adopting a Transboundary Risk Management Paradigm in a World of Multi-hazard Risks

In All-Hazards Approach Towards Resilience Building
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The risks, climatic and non-climatic, are increasingly integrating and interacting with each other across geographical and time scales. This is largely happening due to factors and processes outside the purview of the risk management community that they have mostly ignored for most of the risk management history. The recent pandemic COVID-19 has...
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Keywords:
Transboundary climate risks;
Peer-reviewed Article
Sub-national drivers of India’s green hydrogen development

Sub-national drivers of India’s green hydrogen development

In Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor
Author:
Rahman
Anas
Deepak
Sharma
Ankit
Pandey
Jyoti
Sharma
Kajol
India’s national government has offered strong support for the development of green hydrogen as part of the country’s clean energy transition. However, much of the actual progress in this transition will depend not on national but subnational governments. This paper argues that India’s subnational governments have significant potential to...
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Keywords:
Green Hydrogen
Co-innovation
India
Japan
Technology transfer
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