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UN Global Compact Network UK SDG Showcase

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In recent years, increased expectations from investors, regulators, employees, and customers have put significant pressure on companies to increase their sustainability efforts. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not just another sustainability framework, but the only universally agreed blueprint to turn meaningful ambition into transformational change. However, businesses report difficulties in integrating the SDGs into their core strategies and in understanding, reporting, and managing their impact on the Goals.
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Sustainable Business Practices; Global Partnerships, Europe

Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy - Chapter 12: Smart Grids in the renewable energy community era: new markets and the role of information

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Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy: Latest Advances Production, Storage, and Integration, Advances Renewable Energy Technologies, 2024, Pages 401-412

This chapter aligns with SDGs 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) by highlighting the roles of smart grids, renewable energy communities, information, and digitization, requiring technological, research, and political collaboration, in advancing the energy transition.

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Energy; Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation; Technology, Global

Are intellectual property rights working for society?

Elsevier, Research Policy, Volume 53, March 2024
World Intellectual Property Day 2024 is highlighting the critical importance of intellectual property (IP) in catalyzing the human innovation and creativity needed for achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study provides an overview of the key debates and the recent evidence on the societal role of Intellectual property rights (IPRs).
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Intellectual Property Rights; Human rights, Global

Invest in Women: WE Empower UN SDG Challenge

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Launched in 2018, the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is a first-of-its-kind global competition for women entrepreneurs who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Global Partnerships; Sustainable Business Practices; Sustainable Development, Global

International Women's Day 2024 Podcast Collection

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The International Women's Day "World We Want" Podcast Collection features the latest episodes in the RELX podcast series featuring renowned female leaders from across the globe.

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Special collections

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Academia, Global

Nuclear Waste Management Facilities - Chapter 1: Sustainability and environmental impacts of the nuclear industry

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Nuclear Waste Management Facilities, 2024, Pages 3-70
 

This chapter explores the sustainability and environmental impacts of the nuclear industry thereby supporting Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy).

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Book chapters

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Energy; Climate Change, Global

Distinct roles of direct and indirect electrification in pathways to a renewables-dominated European energy system

Elsevier,

One Earth, Volume 7, 16 February 2024

Renewable electricity can facilitate climate change mitigation in the buildings, industry and transport sector via direct electrification or indirect electrification, that is, converting electricit

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Technology; Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation, Europe

Renewable and Clean Energy Systems Based on Advanced Nanomaterials, Chapter 10: The different methods of using solar energy

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Renewable and Clean Energy Systems Based on Advanced Nanomaterials: Basis, Preparation, and Applications, Volume , 1 January 2024
This chapters aligns with SDG Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy by exploring new developments in photovoltaics and innovative methods for manufacturing solar cells. By discussing floating photovoltaic power plants, the chapter highlights the potential for harnessing solar energy in a sustainable manner, contributing to the transition to renewable energy sources and enhancing energy accessibility.
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Book chapters

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Renewable Energy Access; Clean Energy; Energy

Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume 1, Chapter 8: Nanomaterials in energy generators

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Handbook of Nanomaterials: Electronics, Information Technology, Energy, Transportation, and Consumer Products: Volume 1, Volume 1, 1 January 2024
In this chapter, we discuss various methods for synthesizing nanomaterials and their properties for application in energy generation. We also explore the practical applications of different nanomaterial-based energy-generating devices and their performance, positioning them as alternative technologies to traditional power sources. The chapter highlights the overall performance—thermal, electrical, and mechanical—of nanomaterial-based energy generators and examines the role of various nanomaterials in energy-harvesting devices. Finally, we address the current challenges in applying nanomaterials in energy generation.
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Energy, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

Increasing Our Understanding of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies

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November 2023
In this episode of the "World We Want" podcast, Márcia Balisciano interviews Filip Neele, Lead Scientist at TNO in Utrecht, the Netherlands. They discuss carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology as a “key” in energy transition and its role in supporting global sustainability.
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Podcasts

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Climate Change; Technology; Carbon Neutrality, Global

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