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Nearly three billion people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) rely on polluting fuels, resulting in millions of avoidable deaths annually. Polluting fuels also emit short-lived climate forcers and greenhouse gases (GHGs). Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and grid-based electricity are scalable alternatives to polluting fuels but have raised climate and health concerns. Here, we compare emissions and climate impacts of a business-as-usual household cooking fuel trajectory to four large-scale transitions to gas and/or grid electricity in 77 LMICs. We account for upstream and end-use emissions from gas and electric cooking, assuming electrical grids evolve according to the 2022 World Energy Outlook’s “Stated Policies” Scenario. We input the emissions into a reduced-complexity climate model to estimate radiative forcing and temperature changes associated with each scenario. We find full transitions to LPG and/or electricity decrease emissions from both well-mixed GHG and short-lived climate forcers, resulting in a roughly 5 millikelvin global temperature reduction by 2040. Transitions to LPG and/or electricity also reduce annual emissions of PM2.5 by over 6 Mt (99%) by 2040, which would substantially lower health risks from Household Air Pollution. Primary input data was collected from the following sources: Baseline household fuel choices - WHO household energy database (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26036-x) End-use emissions - US EPA lifecycle assessment of household fuels (https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=339679&Lab=NRMRL&simplesearch=0&showcriteria=2&sortby=pubDate&timstype=Published+Report&datebeginpublishedpresented) Upstream emissions - Argonne National Labs GREET Model (https://greet.es.anl.gov/index.php) Current and future population estimates - UNECA (http://data.un.org/Explorer.aspx?d=EDATA) Input data was processed by defining household fuel choice scenarios, estimating national household fuel consumption based on these scenarios, and applying fuel-specific emission factors to create country-specific emission pathways. These emission pathways were input into the FaIR model (https://zenodo.org/record/5513022#.Yt_jfHbMLb0) which generated additional data for each scenario including time series of pollution concentrations, radiative forcing, and temperature changes. All data is provided in CSV format. Nothing proprietary is required. 

This dataset contains terrestrial fluxes of nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and ecosystem respiration (carbon dioxide (CO2)) calculated from static chamber measurements in riparian buffers of oil palm plantations on mineral soil, in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia. Measurements were made monthly, from January 2019 until September 2021, with a break from April 2019 to October 2019 to allow for felling and replanting, and another break from January 2021 to June 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions. To help to reduce the environmental impact of oil palm plantations, riparian buffers are now required by regulations in many Southeast Asian countries. The experiments were conducted to investigate the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from the riparian buffers. Research was funded through NERC grant NE/R000131/1 Sustainable Use of Natural Resources to Improve Human Health and Support Economic Development (SUNRISE) Greenhouse gas concentrations were measured using static chambers, enclosed for 45 minutes. Multiple regressions (including linear and hierarchical multiple regression) were fitted to calculate the best fit flux, using the RCflux R package, written by Dr Peter Levy (UKCEH).

Dr. Irina Oliseveca presented a poster entitled, "Comprehensive Comparison of Anodic Alumina Membrane Infiltration Methods: Electrolyte Selection, Membrane Stability and Flow Rate Characterization". Abstract: Nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) is one of the most popular and cost-effective platforms for various applications from molecular separation to drug delivery and energy generation. Its unique optical and electrochemical properties are extensively explored for biosensing and energy-harvesting applications. One of the main challenges in the effective application of AAO membranes in different devices involving liquid media is control of the nanopore filling and percentage of the active nanopore channels. In this work, 50 mm thick AAO membranes with pore diameters 25 nm and 40 nm were fabricated using the two-step anodization in oxalic and sulfuric acids and infiltrated with aqueous electrolytes (NaCl, NaClO4, Na2SO4) by different infiltration methods. The concentration of the solution varied from 10-6 mol/dm3 to 1 mol/dm3. The percentage of infiltrated nanochannels was controlled using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. The morphology of the membranes before and after infiltration was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A comprehensive analysis of different infiltration methods for nanoporous AAO membranes with aqueous electrolytes was carried out, and the advantages and drawbacks of each filling method were identified. Between the studied methods, the hydrostatic pressure-induced infiltration technique was determined as the most effective method for filling more than 90% of the pore channels. The dependence of filtration rate on electrolyte concentration was determined for both types of AAO membranes. The changes in the filtration rate can be used to indicate the occurrence of damaging/degradation processes in AAO pore channels. The dependence of solution flow rate or AAO membrane resistance per unit of the active area of the membrane on electrolyte concentration can be used to investigate the contribution of electrokinetic effects that occur in nanochannels and are especially noticeable when electrical double layers along the inner walls of the nanopores are completely or partially overlapped. TRANSLATE is a €3.4 million EU-funded research project that aims to develop a new nanofluidic platform technology to effectively convert waste heat to electricity. This technology has the potential to improve the energy efficiency of many devices and systems, and provide a radically new zero-emission power source. The TRANSLATE project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 964251, for the action of 'The Recycling of waste heat through the Application of Nanofluidic ChannelS: Advances in the Conversion of Thermal to Electrical energy'. More information can be be found on the TRANSLATE project website: https://translate-energy.eu/

Food contamination is common during the production, distribution and consumption of processed and agricultural commodities all over the world. Knowledge of the mycobiota in crops and food is essential for understanding and prevention of spoilage. In addition to possible spoilage, the growth of filamentous fungi in food can result in the production of mycotoxins and other secondary metabolites, which may impact human and animal health. Therefore, among the food safety issues, the occurrence of fungal species able to produce toxic metabolites on the agro-food products has acquired great relevance (1). The production of mycotoxins is commonly species-specific, but it also influenced by other factors, like substrate, genetic variation, temperature, water activity etc. The knowledge of the molecular mechanisms that regulate these interactions remains very limited, however its understanding is fundamental to determine health risks associated with mold-spoiled foods and beverages. Mycotoxins are produced by a wide variety of molds, mainly Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. In general, five mycotoxins are the most significant agriculturally and have a worldwide distribution: aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, ochratoxin A, and zearalenone. In addition, T-2 and HT-2 toxins can be a problem in cool temperate and generally wet areas, and Patulin is receiving increasing attention (2). Studies on toxigenic molds and its biodiversity have become highly relevant, due to the increased awareness of mycotoxins impact on human and animal health, the public concern for food safety and wastage, as well as the effects of climate change, which generate new combinations mycotoxins/host plants/geographical areas. Economic losses due to mycotoxins are high in both domestic and international trades. Also costs because affection of human and animal health are relevant and observed both in developed and developing Countries. Climate change also influence the physiology of the crops and the biodiversity of the fungi, and are modifying the risk maps of mycotoxin contamination. In this respect, recent advances confirm the importance of providing provisional models for mycotoxin occurrence in relation to climate change (3). In this context some important future challenges are in progress :i) impact reduction of fungi in staple food/feed chains; ii) new methodologies for detection and quantification; iii) new ecophysiology data in the context of climate change scenarios; iv) development of novel prevention strategies at different stages of the food and feed chains. Finally, over the past 50 years, diets in all countries have converged on a few sources of dietary starch, increasing the risk of exposure to mycotoxins, that can be evaluated by monitoring biological fluids such as blood and urine. The health risk from multi-mycotoxin exposure is still unclear since the additives and/or synergistic effects of mycotoxins have been poorly investigated. Nevertheless, the growing interest in understanding the combined effect of mycotoxin mixtures, will improve the current risk assessment capability at worldwide level.

As a consequence of a fast-paced technological evolution along with the acknowledgment of utilizing clean and renewable energy resources over fossil fuels, the importance of energy storage devices is widely recognized. The electrochemical capacitor (EC), commonly known as a supercapacitor or ultracapacitor, is an energy storage device that is already being used in portable consumer electronics, electrification of transportation, and grid-level applications. High power density and long cycle life are the two most prominent properties of ECs, thanks to the electrostatic nature of their charge storage mechanism. These properties are well utilized in a system where ECs are used as a backup power-boosting device to rechargeable batteries. By providing the peak power required, they eventually prolong the battery lifetime. However, the relatively low energy density of ECs compared to rechargeable batteries limits their application as a standalone device. In addition, low operating voltage, adverse self-discharge rate, severe leakage current, elevated temperature incompatibility are some of the crucial issues that are preventing the widespread application of ECs. Besides a general discussion about ECs, the main objective of this thesis is to identify and address the above-mentioned critical challenges, and to propose and demonstrate corresponding solutions. Firstly, it is revealed that utilizing a redox-active KBr electrolyte can enhance both operating voltage and capacitance, and hence increases energy density without sacrificing power density or cycle life. Secondly, an evaluation of elevated temperature influence on the capacitive performance of ECs containing ionic liquid (IL) electrolyte demonstrates a high working temperature beyond 120 °C. Thirdly, a systematic investigation of ECs containing IL at elevated temperatures shows a significant increase of the self-discharge rate with temperature and pinpoints the underlying mechanisms; at lower initial voltages the self-discharge rate is dominated by diffusion of electrolyte ions rather than charge redistribution. Fourthly, the addition of a small amount of liquid crystals (LC) in neutral electrolyte shows a reduction of self-discharge and leakage current due to slower diffusion of ions in the device, which is proposed to originate from the anisotropic properties of LC. Finally, by utilizing the thermocapacitive effect, a thermal charging of ECs containing IL is demonstrated, where a high voltage of more than 900 mV could be recovered when two devices in series are exposed to a 60 °C temperature environment.

In assessing the impact of global tourism on climate change, emissions from transport receive the most attention although emissions associated with accommodation account for more than 20% of the total. A plethora of hotel certification schemes have been established worldwide that assess various environmental performance indicators, among them energy use. However, none explicitly quantify CO2 emissions, and in many, energy is poorly accounted for, or other non-energy related factors are weighted so that the overall impact of energy use (and hence CO2 emission) is weak. The main thrust of the research is to ascertain the effect of certification on CO2 emissions. The research questions whether the certification schemes are robust and rigorous and whether the results are credible. First, four widely used certification schemes are compared Nordic Swan (Scandinavia), Green Globe (Worldwide), EU Flower (European) and Green Hospitality Award (Ireland). The key issues are identified such as performance and process related criteria, use of benchmarks, and the weighting of different categories. A comparison is made with LEED-EB, a well-established environmental certification scheme, not dedicated to the hotel sector. Secondly, the way in which emissions from electricity, including so-called green electricity and carbon offsetting, are accounted for is examined since it is found that in obtaining certification, this often plays an important part. Actual annual energy use data is desperately needed as feedback to designers, managers and owners in order to give confidence that certification schemes have true validity. Results are presented from large multi-hotel data samples and for detailed results from the quality, illustrative in-depth studies which provided invaluable insight into the technical realities of a multitude of causes and effects which can often be masked in large data samples. An analysis was carried out for four In-depth studies located in Sweden (Nordic Swan), Maldives (Green Globe), Malta (EU Flower) and Ireland (Green Hospitality Award). Global CO2 emissions were compared and calculated from the delivered electricity and fuels consumption data from seventy selected certified hotels worldwide. No corrections were made in the calculations for climate, quality of services, existence of services etc. The performance indicator used is kgCO2 per guest night. The analyses shows no clear pattern. CO2 emissions show a wide variance in performance for 8 hotels certified under different schemes, as well as for 28 hotels certified under the same scheme. In some cases emissions reduced after certification in others no change. Certified hotels do not necessarily have lower emissions than uncertified hotels and a comparison of before – and after – certification shows no significant improvement prior to certification. Most dramatically emissions from certified hotels widely vary by a factor of 7. Although it is arguable a number of corrections should be made to account for different climates, the research highlights that hotels with high CO2 emissions are being awarded certification and it questions what message‘certification’ gives to guests and other stakeholders. At worst it appears ‘business as usual’ can achieve certification with no obvious improvement in performance. The overall conclusion is that existing certification schemes do not properly account for CO2 emissions and do not produce more energy efficient (or less CO2 intensive) buildings. Hotel accommodation was found to be more CO2 intensive than domestic emissions. The findings also uncovered inconsistencies in current methods of certification and indicate a vital need for improved methods. The results also challenge prevailing aesthetic stereotypes of sustainable hotels. The author concludes a simple CO2 accounting method is needed as the first step of a diagnostic process leading to a solution i.e. reduced emissions, to the problem i.e. high energy consumption and/or emissions, thus reducing the environmental impact (in terms of emissions reduction) of the hotel. This method of accounting can be adopted universally by using a Regional, European (O.475 kgCO2/kWh) or Universal (0.55 kgCO2/kWh) conversion factor. In relation to the proper calculation of energy and CO2 emission, sub-metering is a key factor, and with current technological developments, realistic and affordable. Furthermore, apart from certification itself, an essential quality with any monitoring system is that the user can obtain results easily and understandably, in order to get feedback from their actions. This could be facilitated by incorporating sub-metering as part of the building environmental management system software. This ensures that the certification activity is not simply a benchmark, but is also part of a diagnostic and educational process, which will continue to drive emissions down. Only then should it be ethically justified to use as a marketing tool providing diagnostic support in existing buildings, and design and operational guidance for new designs. No page 475 due to incorrect pagination - dissertation complete.

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What should we do now in order to make it possible to build the sustainable and equitable Bath we aspire to? This is a situation report designed to instigate a debate between the different anchor institutions. This does not constitute a traditional academic report. It is a synthesis of existing knowledge from multiple sources in conjunction with a series of interviews with key actors in regional and local anchor institutions. This is a piece of informed commentary which will hopefully result in policies for building back better. For the purposes of this situation report the primary focus is on the City of Bath and the immediate adjacent local electoral districts. As a matter of analytical and administrative ease this focus occasionally expands to the city-region, the West of England and the South West generally, as required by the administrative and policy implementation boundaries determined by regional and national actors that incorporate the BANES local authority. We recommend that that the following steps be taken to bring about a more sustainable and equitable society: Bath���s leading public sector players can do more to act as true anchor institutions. They should publish strategies and action plans that clearly specify how they will collaborate and use their economic power and influence for the benefit of local businesses and local communities. The University of Bath should play an active and leading role. Bath���s resilient growth strategy should build on the goodwill shown by businesses for communities during COVID-19. Bath can and should do more to build a dynamic and resilient small business sector based on cluster growth strategies in the areas of specialist professional services, healthcare, creative and digital technologies and green technologies. Bath needs a holistic strategy aimed at enabling all young people and children living and working in the area to flourish now and in the future. Bath should use the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for creating a local impact management and measurement system for tracking and reporting its progress towards achieving more inclusive and sustainable prosperity. How could this be achieved practically? Sign-up all medium to large employers to the (Real) Living Wage; Build more affordable social housing as a priority; Provide more extensive subsidies to public transportation within the City of Bath and with better connections between villages and with the City of Bristol[1]; Develop further education and apprenticeship routes into new green jobs in, for example, decarbonising the housing stock, this would allow for useful linkages between BANES, Bath College and the universities; Expand childcare and early years services in the most disadvantaged communities in BANES, applying evidence from the effectiveness of early intervention strategies; Develop an evidence-informed framework for knowledge co-production and policy creation and evaluation, where people working between the various anchor institutions can interact with the work performed by the University of Bath and Bath Spa University. This situation report on Bath���s crisis-hit economy is the product of the ���local conversations��� generated by means of a series of in-depth stakeholder interviews, which we held during the summer of 2020. We interviewed a diversity of large and small businesses from manufacturing and engineering, software development and design, property and construction, finance and accountancy, architecture, energy supply and hospitality, as well as public and social sector actors including, but not limited to, BANES Council, the NHS, CURO Housing Association and the Universities of Bath and Bath Spa. The goal of this situation report is to contribute to debate among the anchor institutions on how best to promote inclusive and sustainable prosperity in a post-COVID-19, post-Brexit BANES. The City of Bath, while actively interested in achieving carbon neutrality following the declaration of a climate emergency by the BANES Council[2], still struggles to achieve inclusive growth. An effective way of achieving inclusive and sustainable growth is with a ���place-based��� policy, where local people have a say in what needs to be done and how it is to be done. A major advantage to the locality is the presence of two higher education establishments and a further education college. These post-secondary institutions can be used to great effect to bring about the inclusive and sustainable growth desired by BANES. The University of Bath can help in a leadership and knowledge co-production role. Bath���s hospitals, especially the RUH, are also important drivers of the ���third age economy��� and the future health care sector. Bath���s NHS sector and universities together generate more than one in five local job opportunities directly and indirectly. 37% of Bath���s total employment is in health, education and other predominantly public sector activities compared to a national figure of 26%. A dynamic, innovative public sector is a source of local economic resilience. There are some major challenges facing BANES that were identified during our interviews. Lack of affordable housing, working poverty and deprivation Shortage of high-quality business space Skills gaps Shutdown of the tourist economy Social polarisation The strong performance of Bath���s universities and Bath College on employability, apprenticeships and educational progression appears to contrast with the local ���skills shortages��� reported by the interviewees. We can attribute this to labour market barriers ��� transport accessibility and a lack of affordable housing ��� and a shortage of good quality jobs that offer decent pay and a career start. There is wide recognition that Bath faces distinctive problems of governance that go beyond differences derived from political party disputes; the aptitude for visionary leadership and the dissatisfaction with respect to the relationship between central and local government was conveyed by interviewees. Those interviewed shared a view that COVID-19 has exacerbated Bath���s inequalities. Home-working capabilities are different for those at either end of the socio-economic spectrum. Tourist arrivals were affected from January, with reduced numbers from China, and by the end of March the flow of visitors completely dried up, with no significant improvement in numbers until lock-down rules were eased at the beginning of July. The financial impact on BANES Council illustrates the scale of the hit. Against an annual budget of ��120 million, by the end of June it was anticipating lost income of ��30 million from parking, museums and commercial rents, ��7.5 million in reduced council tax and business rates, and an extra ��10 million in COVID-19-related additional costs. Faced with a ��40 million deficit it was clear that only extraordinary central government transfers would enable it to avoid issuing a ���section 114 notice��� bankruptcy notice. Brexit triggers perceived threats, including a further loss in tourism and trade due to new border restrictions, new tariffs, supply chain disruptions, a fall in the inflow of skilled European workers and international students, and the resulting loss of competitiveness in export markets. In the recovery, Bath will need to throw its weight behind regional strategies for economic growth, competitiveness and employment ��� led by the West of England Authority (WECA) and the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and in future the Western Gateway Partnership. Thus, the geographical boundaries of Bath���s economic development strategy need to be stretched regionally, calling for strong local leadership to ensure that ���competitive collaboration��� between place-based stakeholders results in a win-win game for all. There are positive signs of new collaborative initiatives between anchor institutions. COVID-19 may just be the catalyst for launching an anchor institution-based approach to inclusive growth. What do we need to do to improve? We need to attract inward investment in high value knowledge-based sectors and incentivise high growth companies and new entrepreneurs to build their businesses in the area. ���Reinventing��� Bath as a place to do business and as a place to live and work will support and strengthen existing business connections. It would also be less city-centric: emphasising the potential attractions of locating in the towns and villages for which Bath is a hub, where community-led business initiatives have unrealised potential ��� for example, revitalisation of local pubs, post offices and other amenities. We need to develop growth clusters led by anchor institutions in areas where Bath has a competitive advantage: the health-care economy (which many experts believe will lead the next fifty years of global economic growth), the creative economy, the digital economy and the green economy. We use the term ���economy��� rather than ���sector��� because the technologies and markets in these areas converge and overlap ��� for example, digital medicine or smart eco-transport systems. Cluster strategies would need to cover innovation, technical support and skills programmes geared to the needs of SMEs in particular. New business-led skills initiatives like the RESTART/ISTART need to be accelerated.[3] We need to renew and re-purpose BANES town centres ��� the City of Bath in particular ��� is a high priority given the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the use of office and retail space, which have reinforced strong trends toward on-line shopping and home-based teleworking. We need to switch Bath to a green growth model and build on from the Council���s declaration of a Climate emergency in March 2019. The main focus of this was on how to achieve emission reduction targets by 2030 through improvement in the energy efficiency of buildings (many old and badly insulated), a shift to public transport, and promotion of local renewable energy generation. Bath���s older population is vulnerable to protracted heat waves, and localised flooding is a perennial risk to housing where the hilly topography concentrates storm run-off.[4] We need to close the educational attainment gap, providing better job and apprenticeship opportunities for young people and graduate retention to keep skilled people located in the region. Some of our business interviewees were able to point to strong collaborative links, often based on links with individual academics. Other respondents reported having very little contact with any of the post-secondary institutions in the city. Nearly all those interviewed cited these post-secondary institutions as assets that were not reaching their full potential for local impact. The interviewees perceived scope for the University of Bath to become much more engaged with its surrounding economy and communities. Moving the University of Bath towards a role in promoting social innovation that builds on its position as an anchor institution requires thinking beyond the conventional ���triple helix��� model of engagement between universities, industry and government. A new ���quadruple helix��� model is already being put into practice by the University of Manchester and new universities such as Aalto in Finland.[5] This more expansive and inclusive model adds users to the three stakeholders in the original triple helix model. Importantly, it extends the locus of innovation activity from the campus to ���living labs��� closer to users ��� whether they are firms, public sector agencies or community-led organisations. The extraordinary requirements and challenges of COVID-19 has the opportunity to place the University of Bath back at the heart of the place-based recovery debate. Existing tools, models and structures exist and have been successful in both the UK and the rest of the world, but they all require leadership. In the context of Bath, it is becoming clear that the University of Bath, in tandem with Bath Spa University and Bath College, are well placed to provide some of the leadership needed for the redevelopment of Bath post-COVID. [1] For example: internal City of Bath bus services are provided free of charge and put in place a 75% discount for regular commuters between Bristol and Bath via monthly or annual employee-employer interest free loans to support the purchase of monthly and annual transport tickets. More efforts should be put in place for a tax efficient structure similar to the Irish taxsaver.ie scheme, which will result in a fare reduction of up to 52% and a reduced social insurance tax for employers. [2] https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/climate-emergency [3] https://www.tbebathandsomerset.co.uk/weca-istart-funding/#:~:text=I%2DSTART%20is%20designed%20to,East%20Somerset%20Council%20and%20WECA. [4] Gasparrini, A., & Armstrong, B. (2011). The impact of heat waves on mortality. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 22(1), 68���73. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181fdcd99 [5] Reichert, Sybille (2019). The Role of Universities in Regional Innovation Ecosystems. Brussels. European Universities Association.

open access article This study explored the correlates of climate anxiety in a diverse range of national contexts. We analysed cross-sectional data gathered in 32 countries (N = 12,246). Our results show that climate anxiety is positively related to rate of exposure to information about climate change impacts, the amount of attention people pay to climate change information, and perceived descriptive norms about emotional responding to climate change. Climate anxiety was also positively linked to pro-environmental behaviours and negatively linked to mental wellbeing. Notably, climate anxiety had a significant inverse association with mental wellbeing in 31 out of 32 countries. In contrast, it had a significant association with pro-environmental behaviour in 24 countries, and with environmental activism in 12 countries. Our findings highlight contextual boundaries to engagement in environmental action as an antidote to climate anxiety, and the broad international significance of considering negative climate-related emotions as a plausible threat to wellbeing.