期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (3)
Aqueous zinc (Zn) batteries have long been considered a potentially more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries because of their better envi......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (3)
Having transformed our way of life, rechargeable batteries are poised for exponential growth over the coming decade, notably due to the wider adoption......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (5)
Previous estimates of tropical forest carbon loss in the twenty-first century using satellite data typically focus on its magnitude, whereas regional ......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (4)
China has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 but policies favouring urbanization could slow down progress. This study tests the hypothesis t......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (9)
The development of complex societies and their agricultural bases underlies key challenges we still face. This study demonstrates sustainable intensif......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (8)
The importance of ensuring access to clean drinking water is manifested in UN Sustainable Development Goals. Here, a national-level assessment of tap-......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (10)
Rechargeable aqueous Zn-MnO2 technology combines one of the oldest battery chemistries with favourable sustainability characteristics, including safet......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (5)
SDG interactions have been a focus of research for some time now, and this analysis finds a dynamic and nonlinear change in how the SDGs interact with......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (4)
Reversible chemical reactions such as industrial production of esters are governed by the equilibrium law. To improve the productivity of esterificati......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (8)
The concentration of disinfection byproducts in tap water varies considerably across China and is statistically related to bladder cancer incidence ra......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (10)
Urban regions are growing rapidly worldwide, threatening surrounding habitats, including in drylands. This study finds that indirect impacts to surrou......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (3)
While lithium-ion batteries still dominate energy storage applications, aqueous potassium-ion batteries have emerged as a complementary technology due......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2022; 5 (4)
Although the clean residential heating transition has been proceeding rapidly in China, the climate, air-quality and health impacts as well as the hou......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2021; 4 (8)
China has built the world's largest power transmission infrastructure by consuming massive volumes of greenhouse gas-(GHG-) intensive products such as......
期刊: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 2021; 4 (8)
The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is an appealing technology that stores renewable electricity in the chemical form and has the potentia......