South America

This chapter supports UN SDGs 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), and 13 (Climate Action) by promoting the transition to renewable energy sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing energy efficiency, fostering technological innovation, and emphasizing collaboration and innovation to drive the development of cleaner and more efficient energy solutions for a sustainable future.

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Michael Deighton, Chapter One - Introduction, Powering through the Transition, Elsevier, 2025, Pages 1-17.

This chapter supports UN SDGs 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 13 (Climate Action), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) by promoting the transition to renewable energy sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing energy efficiency, fostering technological innovation, and emphasizing collaboration and innovation to drive the development of cleaner and more efficient energy solutions for a sustainable future.

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Smart Cities and Sustainable Manufacturing: Innovations for a Greener Future, Volume , 1 January 2024

This chapter aligns with SDG Goals 7 and 13 by providing a comprehensive overview of diverse production processes, drawbacks, and benefits of the algal biofuel production process while also critically assessing the potential gaps in the field.
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Cuce & Cuce, Solar Chimney Power Plants: From Theory to Practice, 2025, Pages 1-24

This chapter aligns with SDGs 7, 11, and 13, by introducing solar chimney power plants as a clean energy solution, and their role in supporting sustainable communities and climate.

This chapter aligns with UN SDG goals 3 and 13, focusing on the impacts global warming has on the earth, impacting the food supply and ultimately human health.
This chapter aligns with UN SDG goal 14, highlighting how microplastics have contaminated the water, harm marine life, and ultimately are ingested by humans.

The expansion of bioeconomy strategies focused on growth and technology in the Brazilian Amazon risks reinforcing colonial and exploitative patterns. To ensure environmental justice, development must shift toward community-centered, post-growth forest futures.

The commentary highlights challenges in sustainably scaling the Amazonian sociobioeconomy using a�ai and cacao as examples, warning against conventional growth approaches. It advocates for innovative scaling strategies focused on diversification, local empowerment, territorial management, and bottom-up governance.

To move beyond simplistic views of rural and Indigenous producers, a more inclusive approach is needed�one that recognizes the complexity of plural sociobioeconomies and values local producers as equal partners and knowledge holders. This shift is essential for building a fair and sustainable regional sociobioeconomy in the Amazon.

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Lucien Y. Bronicki, 1 - Introduction to Geothermal Power Generation, Editors: Ronald DiPippo, Luis C.A. Gutiérrez-Negrín, Andrew Chiasson, Geothermal Power Generation: Developments and Innovation (Second Edition), Elsevier Science Ltd (Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy), 2025, Pages 1-5.

This chapter on geothermal energy supports UN Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, 11, and 13 by providing foundational knowledge on geothermal resources, engineering practices, and sustainability, contributing to affordable and clean energy, industry innovation, sustainable urban development, and climate action.

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