Showing papers in "Annual Review of Environment and Resources in 2020"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, along with agriculture and land-use practices are causing wholesale increases in seawater CO2 and in or
Abstract: Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, along with agriculture and land-use practices are causing wholesale increases in seawater CO2 and inor
228 citations
TL;DR: A review synthesizes diverse approaches that researchers have brought to bear on the challenge of sustainable development is presented in this paper, where an integrated framework highlighting the union set of elem...
Abstract: This review synthesizes diverse approaches that researchers have brought to bear on the challenge of sustainable development. We construct an integrated framework highlighting the union set of elem...
115 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the roles that the soil microbiome plays in biogeochemical cycles and support of plant growth, focusing primarily on the role of soil microorganisms (soil microbiomes).
Abstract: Communities of soil microorganisms (soil microbiomes) play a major role in biogeochemical cycles and support of plant growth. Here we focus primarily on the roles that the soil microbiome plays in ...
98 citations
TL;DR: The authors showed that cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to increase with climate change, and that cities also influence their own local climate, for example, through the relative relative...
Abstract: Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example, through the relative ...
86 citations
TL;DR: The building sector is responsible for 39% of process-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, making net-or nearly-zero energy buildings pivotal for reaching climate neutrality as mentioned in this paper, which is the goal of our work.
Abstract: The building sector is responsible for 39% of process-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, making net- or nearly-zero energy buildings pivotal for reaching climate neutrality. This article re...
76 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the present state of insects, describing their taxonomic position, cost, and value, as well as the threats to their well-being, are discussed in detail.
Abstract: This article reviews the present state of insects, describing their taxonomic position, cost, and value as well as the threats to their well-being. Insects are an important source of both ecosystem...
73 citations
TL;DR: Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United Nations reco...
Abstract: Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United Nations reco...
73 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a changing climate, marked by more frequent and intense hydrologic changes, is a global sustainability concern, and depletion and pollution of groundwater, Earth's largest and most accessible freshwater stock, is discussed.
Abstract: Depletion and pollution of groundwater, Earth's largest and most accessible freshwater stock, is a global sustainability concern. A changing climate, marked by more frequent and intense hydrologic ...
70 citations
TL;DR: In 2009, a group of 29 scholars argued that we can identify a set of "planetary boundaries" that humanity must not cross at the cost of its own peril.
Abstract: In 2009, a group of 29 scholars argued that we can identify a set of “planetary boundaries” that humanity must not cross at the cost of its own peril. This planetary boundaries framework has been i...
70 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that most if not all environmental problems entail conflicts of interest, and that different actors and opposing coalitions often but certainly not always cooperate in solving these problems.
Abstract: Most if not all environmental problems entail conflicts of interest. Yet, different actors and opposing coalitions often but certainly not always cooperate in solving these problems. Hence, process...
47 citations
TL;DR: This article defined climate change decision-making as "the study of decisions relevant for climate change" and defined it as "an area of research and practice, expanding on an earlier focus on climate policy".
Abstract: Climate change decision-making has emerged in recent decades as an area of research and practice, expanding on an earlier focus on climate policy. Defined as the study of decisions relevant for cli...
TL;DR: This review focuses on arsenic, fluoride, nitrates, lead, chromium, total dissolved solids, emerging organic contaminants, and, to a lesser extent, manganese, cadmium, selenium, and uranium, which have been proven effective in realistic water matrices and conditions.
Abstract: Chemical contamination of drinking water (including salinity) puts more than one billion people at risk of adverse health effects globally Resource-constrained communities are the most affected an
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that corruption significantly affects the large majority of countries, and it has negative social and economic impacts, and its impacts on environmental and resource management (ERM) sectors are less well understood.
Abstract: Corruption significantly affects the large majority of countries, and it has negative social and economic impacts. Its impacts on environmental and resource management (ERM) sectors are less well u...
TL;DR: In recent years, analytical tools and approaches to model the costs and benefits of energy storage have proliferated in parallel with the rapid growth in the energy storage market.
Abstract: In recent years, analytical tools and approaches to model the costs and benefits of energy storage have proliferated in parallel with the rapid growth in the energy storage market. Some analytical ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the expansion and the rise of celebrity advocacy for environmental causes and reveal the shifting politics of climate change in the United States, highlighting the importance of environmental issues.
Abstract: Celebrity advocacy for environmental causes has grown dramatically in recent decades. An examination of this expansion and the rise of causes such as climate change reveals the shifting politics an...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a wealth of new goods and services with strong consumer appeal alongside potential emission-reduction benefits, such as shared, on-demand electric mobility.
Abstract: Digitalization has opened up a wealth of new goods and services with strong consumer appeal alongside potential emission-reduction benefits. Examples range from shared, on-demand electric mobility ...
TL;DR: Bushmeat is not only an important source of fat, micronutrient, and macronutrients, but it also has medicinal uses, and extensive human–wildlife interactions may lead to pathogen exchange and trigger trigger diseases.
Abstract: Bushmeat is not only an important source of fat, micronutrients, and macronutrients, but it also has medicinal uses. Extensive human–wildlife interactions may lead to pathogen exchange and trigger zoonotic infectious disease outbreaks such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, Ebola, and coronavirus disease 2019. In the tropics, bushmeat has become one of the most threatened resources due to widespread habitat loss and overexploitation, largely driven by increased global demand, weak governance, and lack of enforcement. Unsustainable harvesting, consumption, and production practices are common, although drivers are complex and intertwined and vary regionally, pointing to a looming rural nutrition security and wildlife conservation issue. Growing demand in fast urbanizing markets coupled with easy access fuels the illegal trade of bushmeat, medicinal products, and wildlife-based luxury goods. Although bushmeat contributes significantly to rural people's income and poverty alleviation, overharvesting impacts those who are most dependent on the forest. To balance the rural and cultural importance of bushmeat with conservation and public health priorities, strategies to safeguard tropical biodiversity, sustainable harvest of wildlife with reduced health risk for nutrition and medicine are urgently needed.