Second-Generation Bio-Fuels: Strategies for Employing Degraded Land for Climate Change Mitigation Meeting United Nation-Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(9), P. 7578 - 7578

Published: May 5, 2023

Increased Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from both natural and man-made systems contribute to climate change. In addition reducing the use of crude petroleum’s derived fuels, increasing tree-planting efforts sustainable practices, air pollution can be minimized through phytoremediation. Bio-fuel crops grown on marginal land sustainably address change, global warming, geopolitical issues. There are numerous methods for producing renewable energy organic inorganic environmental resources (sunlight, air, water, tides, waves, convective energy), technologies doing same with biomass different properties sources (food industry, agriculture, forestry). However, production bio-fuels is challenging contentious in many parts world since it competes soil growth may harmful environment. Therefore, necessary wildlife management techniques provide bio-energy while maintaining or even improving essential ecosystem processes. The second generation viewed as a solution serious issue. Agricultural lignocellulosic waste primary source second-generation bio-fuel, possibly bio-fuel future. Sustainable practices grow biomass, followed by their holistic conversion into ethanol desired yield productivity, key concerns employing mix successfully. this paper, we analyze various types bio-fuels, sources, impact sustainability.

Language: Английский

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Comparing the Carbon Footprint of Conventional and Organic Vineyards in Northern Italy

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(6), P. 5252 - 5252

Published: March 16, 2023

The carbon footprint is an index used to assess the impact of activity in terms greenhouse gas emissions. Viticulture contributes emissions due use fuels, fertilizers and pesticides, consequent soil erosion. Organic viticulture differs from conventional viticulture, mainly because absence synthetic products, tillage, level organic soil. purpose study was determine actual differences between vineyard management emissions, comparing multiannual data 25 wineries northern Italy. No statistically significant were found overall mean values management. In organically farmed vineyards, a higher incidence fuel consumption observed, while conventionally vineyards such products as pesticides fertilizers. two systems resulting direct fertilizing. Further assessment potential sequestration fertilizer would be necessary.

Language: Английский

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Vine and Wine Sustainability in a Cooperative Ecosystem—A Review

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(10), P. 2644 - 2644

Published: Oct. 19, 2023

The world is changing, and climate change has become a serious issue. Organizations, governments, companies, consumers are becoming more conscious of this impact combining their forces to minimize it. Cooperatives have business model that differs from those in the private or public sector. They operate according own principles cooperation, which makes it difficult obtain results harmony with objectives organization cooperative members. However, they also aware because businesses directly affected. Thus, review, we tried answer following questions: What necessary meet sustainability goals? Are wine cooperatives competitive context global market? How can respond challenges environmental while maintaining quality standards economic profitability? social impacts reducing carbon footprint members?

Language: Английский

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Grape Wine Cultivation Carbon Footprint: Embracing a Life Cycle Approach across Climatic Zones

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 303 - 303

Published: Jan. 27, 2023

Ongoing climate change processes and increasing environmental pressure suggest the need to adjust wine production systems worldwide new conditions while reducing their pressure. The grapes’ cultivation phase may be influenced by expected changes. It follows that existing grape should analyzed identify major ‘hotspots’ opportunities for change. Several studies have materials, energy inputs, related emissions along life cycle. However, most research focuses on traditional growing areas, no study has yet focused grown in unconventional desert areas. presented this paper carbon footprint (CF) of grapes Mediterranean, semi-arid, arid climatic regions state Israel. revealed that, average, a ton generates 342 kg CO2 eq from cradle farm gate. product was using life-cycle approach, with aim studying CF each according. Most were found use fertilizers (37%), fuel transportation mechanization (19%), water supply (17%). region highest at 361 compared 317 semi-arid 346 Mediterranean region. analysis emphasizes potential reduce its implementing management practices, including choice varieties, changing vineyard infrastructure, fertilizers, management, more. As here, understanding cropping these can promote better adaptation around world.

Language: Английский

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Environmental co-benefits of energy recovery from wastewater of typical industrial sectors from life cycle perspective: Regional potentials in China

Energy Conversion and Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 293, P. 117450 - 117450

Published: July 31, 2023

Language: Английский

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Drivers of Environmental Sustainability in the Wine Industry: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(13), P. 5613 - 5613

Published: June 30, 2024

The primary aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive review the existing literature identify most relevant environmental variables and other factors influencing life cycle assessment wine industry. This research seeks determine whether type significantly impacts carbon footprint highlight importance production strategies over typology or grape variety in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. encompasses an extensive analysis previous studies on impact production. method involves synthesizing findings from inventory assessments key contributing also considers regional variations effectiveness different mitigating impacts. indicates that (red white) are less significant determining than employed. It identifies specific contribute substantially emissions highlights need for standardized methods ensure accurate determination influential concludes achieving sustainability industry requires balanced approach integrates environmental, economic, social aspects. emphasizes necessity developing universal assessing sustainability. application artificial intelligence proposed as crucial tool improving data gathering, trend analysis, formulating customized regions. Addressing challenges imperative preservation wellbeing future generations.

Language: Английский

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Holistic approach to Agriculture 4.0 for new farmers

Societal Impacts, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1-2), P. 100007 - 100007

Published: Sept. 30, 2023

A new research project AGRO4+ is launched offering a holistic approach to an environmentally friendly and highly productive agriculture, combining "precision agriculture" with the Internet of Things (IoT) data management tools (Agriculture 4.0) for farmers. The involves creation infrastructure tangible scientific laboratory digital means support decision making strategies based on accurate easily accessible data. It relies multidisciplinary agriculture operations through synergy various fields. Farmers will have access both agricultural location reference along legal nature. Autonomous equipment, such as networked sensors, ground/air robotic systems, provide continuous, online, real-time in field allow immediate actions minimum human intervention. These combined periodic measurements/analyses create complete, "intelligent" system production inputs according real needs cultivation spatially temporally. Automated scheduling required works, financial monitoring commercial information are used investment.

Language: Английский

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Identifying an over tenfold variation in carbon intensities of coal mines in China by multi-scale multi-benchmark accounting

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 384, P. 135621 - 135621

Published: Dec. 13, 2022

Language: Английский

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Continuous Improvement of VIVA-Certified Wines: Analysis and Perspective of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 2349 - 2349

Published: Jan. 27, 2023

The agri-food sector is one of the major contributors Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions responsible for global climate change. suitability world areas viticulture evolving due to change, with new challenges linked sustainability production. Viticulture and wine in general are, at same time, impactful sectors associated negative environmental externalities. VIVA certification program focused on performance vine–wine supply chain Italy. It comprehends four scientific indicators, called “Air”, “Water”, “Vineyard”, “Territory”. Air indicator expresses impact that production a specific / or company activities have This paper analyzes compares GHG 45 wines certified 2.0 (or subsequent 2.1 update). Results showed most phase bottling (average values 0.58 kg CO2-eq/bottle), which accounts 41.1% total emissions, followed by industrial (about 19.9%). each profile ranged between 0.81 2.52 CO2-eq/bottle. A coefficient performances was calculated show weak wine, useful tool view continuous improvement.

Language: Английский

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Occurrence of Biogenic Amines in Wines from the Central European Region (Zone B) and Evaluation of Their Safety

Foods, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(9), P. 1835 - 1835

Published: April 28, 2023

The decarboxylation of the corresponding amino acids by microorganisms leads to formation biogenic amines (BAs). From a toxicological point view, BAs can cause undesirable physiological effects in sensitive individuals, particularly if their metabolism is blocked or genetically altered. current study aimed monitor and evaluate content eight (BAs) 232 samples wines (white, rosé, red) produced Central European region (Zone B). White (180 samples), rosé (17 red (35 samples) were analyzed. High-performance liquid chromatography equipped with ultraviolet-visible diode array detector (UV/VIS DAD) was applied identify quantify present wines. In general, histamine (HIS), tyramine (TYM), putrescine (PUT), cadaverine (CAD), phenylethylamine (PEA), spermine (SPN) spermidine (SPD) detected all tested wine samples. Tryptamine (TRM) not any examined. white wines, SPD, TYM, PUT most often detected. Regarding three major SPN, CAD. BA generally higher than However, HIS concentrations above recommended limit 10 mg/L 9% addition, alarming levels PUT, HIS, PEA, serious potential impact on consumer health, recorded two On whole, presence should be constantly evaluated, primarily because alcohol intensifies hazardous BAs.

Language: Английский

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