Linking sustainability and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: a monitoring framework accounting for technological development by Florian Siekmann, Holger Schlör, Sandra Venghaus

“…Technological innovations can play an important role in countering errant developments of the past and can support the transformation process towards a green economy in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Management of Natura 2000 sites in Italy: An exploratory study on stakeholders' opinions by I. De Meo, F. Brescancin, A. Graziani, A. Paletto

“…In addition, the respondents highlighted that the main opportunities are the possibility of access to EU funding and the enhancement of local green economy, while the main obstacle is the restriction of agricultural and forestry practices not adequately compensated.…”
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Decisions and Coordination of the Green Supply Chain with Retailers’ Fairness Concerns by Haiju Hu, Yakun Li, Yingyue Li, Mengdi Li, Xiao Yue, Yu Ding

“…The development of a green economy has become a global consensus. More and more manufacturers are greening their production to build green supply chains. …”
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Greenhouse gas emission and mitigation potential from livestock production in the drylands of Northern Ethiopia by Habtamu Taddele Menghistu, Amanuel Zenebe Abraha, Gebrehiwot Tadesse Mawcha, Girmay Tesfay, Tadesse Teferi Mersha, Yisehak Tsegaye Redda

“…Thus, federal and regional governments, and partner organizations working in the sector need to give more attention and implement the initiatives identified in the Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recommendations to mitigate GHG emissions from the livestock sector.…”
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Modeling the impact of land use/land cover change on soil erosion: in Suluh River Basin, Northern Ethiopia by Hailay Hagos Entahabu, Amare Sewnet Minale, Emiru Birhane

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The role of renewable energies in sustainable development of Ghana by Mark Amoah Nyasapoh, Michael Deho Elorm, Nana Sarfo Agyemang Derkyi

“…It was revealed that Ghana's agenda for a green economy requires the mobilization of US$ 22.6 billion in investments to implement ten years (2020 to 2030) Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). …”
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Multi-stakeholder initiatives and decarbonization in the European food supply chain by Ianna Raissa Moreira-Dantas, Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, Maria Luísa Fernandes de Araujo, Judith Evans, Alan Foster, Xinfang Wang, Maitri Thakur, Sepideh Jafarzadeh, Marta Pujol Martin

“…Finally, multiple stakeholders are crucial as promoters of technology and innovation towards a green economy. Nevertheless, initiatives should be integrated into political discussions in order to promote civil awareness, sustainable food and services demand, aligned to political guidelines.…”
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Sustainability Performance of an Italian Textile Product by Paola Lenzo, Marzia Traverso, Giovanni Mondello, Roberta Salomone, Giuseppe Ioppolo

“…For this reason, appropriate and suitable assessment tools supporting the transition to a green economy are highly necessary. Currently, there are a number of methods and approaches for assessing products’ environmental impact and improving their performances; among these, the Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) approach has emerged as the most comprehensive and effective to achieve sustainability goals. …”
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Small business in construction: new products and new markets by Natal’ya Yas’kova, Anna Kolomijec, Boris Pivovarov

“…In the context of the search for economic clusters that need construction services and have proven their ability to implement investment and construction projects in a cost-effective manner, the authors identified eight starting types: creative economy, innovative economy, green economy, health and sports economy, festival and farm economy, and service economy of small towns and settlements. …”
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‘Greening’ an Oil Exporting Country: A Hydrogen, Wind and Gas Turbine Case Study by Abdulwahab Rawesat, Pericles Pilidis

“…The aim of this model is to maintain the advantages of the current energy consumption level, assuming a 2% growth rate, and to assess changes in energy consumption in a fully green economy. While some level of speculation is present in the results, important qualitative and quantitative insights emerge, with the key takeaway being the use of hydrogen and the anticipated considerable increase in electricity demand. …”
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An environmental imperative in the development of the national economy: increasing the potential of microalgae by V. V. Melikhov, L. N. Medvedeva, M. V. Frolova

“…According to imperatives of the green economy, environmental technologies will become leading factors in the development of the world economy. …”
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Economic Assessment of Meteorological Information Services for Aquaculture in Taiwan by Hen-I Lin, Je-Liang Liou, Ting-Huai Chang, Hao-Yang Liu, Fang-I Wen, Po-Ting Liu, Ding-Fong Chiu

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Dynamic Response and Failure Mechanism of Concrete Arch Dams under Extreme Loadings: A Solid Foundation for Real-World Actions to Reduce Dam Collapse Losses during Wartime or Terro... by Serges Mendomo Meye, Guowei Li, Zhenzhong Shen, Jingbin Zhang, Ghislain Franck Emani, Victor Edem Setordjie

“…As a significant clean energy source, not only does hydropower play an important role in the development of an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly green economy, but it also has numerous benefits such as shipping, irrigation, flood control, and water supply. …”
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Mango Peel Pectin: Recovery, Functionality and Sustainable Uses by Malaiporn Wongkaew, Pikulthong Chaimongkol, Noppol Leksawasdi, Kittisak Jantanasakulwong, Pornchai Rachtanapun, Phisit Seesuriyachan, Yuthana Phimolsiripol, Thanongsak Chaiyaso, Warintorn Ruksiriwanich, Pensak Jantrawut, Sarana Rose Sommano

“…This is also a step towards the sustainable and circular green economy. Mango peel is the byproduct of agro-processing and has been used for high value-added components such as polysaccharide biopolymers. …”
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Beneficiation of avocado processing industry by-product: A review on future prospect by Tamrat Tesfaye, Million Ayele, Magdi Gibril, Eyasu Ferede, Derseh Yilie Limeneh, Fangong Kong

“…The need for alternative sustainable renewable bioenergy, environmental protection and production of biomaterial have caught the attention of researchers to study the various opportunities to generate products with greater value-adding from these wastes to promote a green economy sustainably. Avocado seed constitutes about 66.3% of starch, 4.9% of protein, 4.12% of arabinose and 3.3% of pentosanes which can be converted to high-value products. …”
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Optimization of carbon emission peak path based on multisensor information fusion and integrated intelligent algorithm by Chunxue Shi, Xiwen Feng

“…To achieve sustainable development and develop a green economy. The experimental results in this paper show that the use of a neural network model for carbon emission path optimization based on the BP neural network structure design can produce carbon emission reduction effects. …”
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Using the Aqueous Phase Produced from Hydrothermal Carbonization Process of Brown Seaweed to Improve the Growth of <i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i> by Damiano Spagnuolo, Viviana Bressi, Maria Teresa Chiofalo, Marina Morabito, Claudia Espro, Giuseppa Genovese, Daniela Iannazzo, Patrizia Trifilò

“…Recorded data strongly support the hypothesis of the AHL solution reuse in agriculture in the framework of resource management and circular green economy.…”
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Investigation of mass transfer and hydrodynamics of liquid-liquid extraction in spinning disc reactor by computational fluid dynamics simulation by Weerinda Mens-Appamana, Jatupon Yencham, Sompong Putivisutisak, Panut Bumphenkiattikul, Arthit Vongachariya, Watcharapong Khaodee, Kanokwan Ngaosuwan, Doonyapong Wongsawaeng, Suttichai Assabumrungrat

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Preparation of Ti3SiC2/diamond composites by Ni-Al assisted microwave self-propagating sintering by Shuhao SHI, Li YANG, Shenghui GUO, Jiyun GAO, Ming HOU, Yuanjia LU

“…Low carbon economy and the green economy represent the strategic direction of sustainable development. …”
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Structural analysis of ZrO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles by Gunel Imanova

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