Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Be it for jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes, access to energy for all is essential.
Sustainable energy is opportunity – it transforms lives, economies and the planet.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leading a Sustainable Energy for All initiative to ensure universal access to modern energy services, improve efficiency and increase use of renewable sources.

Learn more at: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/energy/

A Sustainability Education Dilemma: Is a better environment worth a worse economy?

This paper shows a student project using bamboo instead of aluminum in vehicle design. It highlights both the benefits for sustainability and the technical and economic challenges, stressing the need for life cycle assessment in

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Reflections in Education for Responsible Use of Nuclear Energy and Alternative Energies

This paper looks at rising energy demand, problems from fossil fuels, and the role of alternatives like solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear. It argues nuclear can be a reliable temporary option to cut emissions while

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Changing Administrations, Shifting Corporate Sustainability Policies: Opportunities for Industrial and Systems Engineers

US climate policy keeps changing with each president, while the EU stays steady. This creates uncertainty but also chances for ISEs to work on risk planning, supply chains, data, and sustainability in business. Dramatic swings

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Big Data as Sustainable Educational Key to a Waste-Free Future

Big Data helps companies spot patterns and improve processes fast. It makes supply chains and energy use more efficient, lowers carbon impact, and supports sustainable goals through better decisions. How can we reconcile economic growth

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Part Design Geometry-Driven 3D Printing Toolpath Optimization for AM Energy Sustainability Improvement

Abstract: One of the most promising new manufacturing technologies in the past three decades is additive manufacturing (AM), also commonly known as three-dimensional (3D) printing or rapid prototyping. The energy consumption problem in AM can

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A Carbon-Conscious Closed Loop Multi Objective p-Hub Location Problem

Abstract: With increasing demand for environmentally-friendly products and government legislation incentivizing sustainable means of production, companies now look to adapt and incorporate these demands in production. Remanufacturing has been in industry for many years now

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A Benefit-Cost Study of Implementing Particulate Matter Filters onto Motorbikes in Kenya

Abstract: As different forms of pollution continue to cause destruction all over the world, it is evident that air pollution is causing detrimental effects on the health of people in the Republic of Kenya. With

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Feedback Systems in Sustainable AEC Building Projects: A Meta-Analysis – Work in Progress

Abstract: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) projects require communication to facilitate collaboration toward achieving sustainability goals. Unfortunately, the existing AEC industry has a fragmented nature, and despite working toward a common goal, team members work

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Wave Power Density Prediction With Wind Condition By LSTM in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract: The uncertainty and enormous potential have been brought up high attention and plenty of research on exploration of wave energy. The movement of wave transfer generates huge available renewable energy and create quite harness

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