China can help solve the debt and environmental crises

Abstract

China could implement debt-for-nature and debt-for-climate swaps to protect the environment and reduce global debt

Photocatalytic conversion of arylboronic acids to phenols by a new 2D donor–acceptor covalent organic framework

“…This may be because superoxide anions can more easily access the vacant P orbitals of boron atoms in arylboronic acid containing electron-deficient substituents. 1 In addition, 2-naphthol boric acid also showed good reactivity and yielded 2-naphthol with 82% yield (Table 2, entry 11).…”

“…A CH Instruments 660E electrochemical workstation was used to test the photoelectric performance of the samples. 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR spectra were recorded with an Agilent 600 MHz spectrometer. FT-IR spectra were recorded from 400 to 4000 cm À1 by using KBr pellets on a DIGILAB FTS-3000 spectrometer.…”

“…The increasingly serious global energy crisis and ecological environmental pollution have become the greatest threat to human society today. 1 Solar energy as one of the most abundant renewable energies provides a new way to solve these problems. 2 The development of photocatalytic materials with the advantages of low energy consumption and being pollution-free is the most critical key factor.…”

Absolute and Fast Removal of Viruses and Bacteria from Water by Spraying-Assembled Carbon-Nanotube Membranes

“…One main reason for the shortage of potable water is the presence of waterborne microbes such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses in natural and recycled water . An extreme case is that SARS-CoV-2 causing the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 − has recently been detected alive in municipal water and wastewater. , To purify the microbe-contaminated water, disinfection approaches including boiling, UV irradiation, and chlorination are extensively utilized . However, it is challenging for many of these disinfection technologies to kill all of the microbes in water, and thus the absolute removal of microbes cannot be realized.…”

Mitigating social-ecological risks from the surge in China’s overseas investment: an Indonesian profile

“…This next decade will be a critical period for global sustainable development. As nations strive to reduce poverty, increase human health and well-being, and enhance their competitiveness in the global market, they are simultaneously confronted by ongoing crises surrounding sovereign debt, biodiversity loss, and climate change [1]. Moreover, issues surrounding the equitable and inclusive nature of development will need to be addressed across the three main components of sustainable development: the economy, the environment, and society [2].…”