Energy Transition towards Carbon Neutrality

Abstract

Carbon peaking and neutralization in the next 20 to 40 years are significant to limit the temperature increase to well below 2 °C and avoid the negative impacts of climate change caused by the sharp increase in carbon dioxide emissions [...]

Sustainability in a can: upcycling aluminium scrap in the waste-minimized electrochemical synthesis of 2-oxazoline

“…To limit global warming, carbon neutrality is becoming an increasingly urgent challenge. 1 The decarbonization of the chemical industry is of particular strategic importance as it is responsible for 15% of global industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 2 In this context, electrochemical production based on the use of electricity from renewable sources is becoming a promising alternative to reduce the carbon footprint of chemicals.…”

Advanced sustainable design and experimental assessment to address climate neutrality in Mediterranean areas

“…The concept of 'climate neutrality' goes beyond that of 'carbon neutrality' within the paradigm of sustainable development: the last COP26 in Glasgow, in fact, together with what is envisaged by the New Green Deal [3] and by the policies in place at EU level (such as in Italy, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan-NRRP and the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan-NIECP) aim to promote strategies to achieve 'climate neutrality' of cities by 2050, with substantial financial investments cascading to regions and municipalities. Certainly, according to the latest IPCC report [4], carbon peaking and neutralisation by 2030 and 2050 is essential, in order to limit the temperature increase to well below 2 °C and avoid the negative impacts of climate change caused by the sharp increase in carbon dioxide emissions [5]. Cities become the context on which to focus decarbonisation strategies, operating a reconversion in energy, transport, industry, agriculture and building stock.…”