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Framing and assessing the emergent field of business model innovation for the circular economy: A combined literature review and multiple case study approach (2020)
Journal Article
Santa-Maria, T., Vermeulen, W. J., & Baumgartner, R. J. (2021). Framing and assessing the emergent field of business model innovation for the circular economy: A combined literature review and multiple case study approach. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 26, 872-891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.12.037

Widespread adoption of sustainable and circular business models is required to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable society, however, the literature supporting the process of Business Model Innovation for the Circular Economy - or Circular... Read More about Framing and assessing the emergent field of business model innovation for the circular economy: A combined literature review and multiple case study approach.

Sustainability assessment in circular inter-firm networks: An integrated framework of industrial ecology and circular supply chain management approaches (2020)
Journal Article
Walker, A. M., Vermeulen, W. J., Simboli, A., & Raggi, A. (2021). Sustainability assessment in circular inter-firm networks: An integrated framework of industrial ecology and circular supply chain management approaches. Journal of cleaner production, 286, Article 125457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125457

Circular economy has become a central concept of sustainable production and consumption since its introduction into the public eye. However, to ensure circular economy actually delivers on its promises regarding sustainability, it is vital to anticip... Read More about Sustainability assessment in circular inter-firm networks: An integrated framework of industrial ecology and circular supply chain management approaches.

Worship, Social Gatherings and the ‘More-than-Wesleyan’: The Multiple Uses and Congregational Experiences of London’s Wesleyan Methodist Chapels (1851–1932) (2020)
Journal Article
Slatter, R. (in press). Worship, Social Gatherings and the ‘More-than-Wesleyan’: The Multiple Uses and Congregational Experiences of London’s Wesleyan Methodist Chapels (1851–1932). The London Journal, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/03058034.2020.1846925

Using two geographically contrasting case studies, this paper explores the multiple ways in which London's purpose-built Wesleyan chapels were used between the 1851 religious census and the reunification of the Methodist Church in 1932. Specifically... Read More about Worship, Social Gatherings and the ‘More-than-Wesleyan’: The Multiple Uses and Congregational Experiences of London’s Wesleyan Methodist Chapels (1851–1932).

Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis Under Alkaline Conditions (2020)
Journal Article
Wormald, R. M., Rout, S. P., Mayes, W., Gomes, H., & Humphreys, P. N. (2020). Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis Under Alkaline Conditions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Article 614227. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.614227

A cement-based geological disposal facility (GDF) is one potential option for the disposal of intermediate level radioactive wastes. The presence of both organic and metallic materials within a GDF provides the opportunity for both acetoclastic and h... Read More about Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis Under Alkaline Conditions.

Corporate Circular Economy Reporting: A Review of Current Frameworks and Approaches. (2020)
Book Chapter
Opferkuch, K., Caeiro, S., Salomone, R., & Ramos, T. (2020). Corporate Circular Economy Reporting: A Review of Current Frameworks and Approaches. In C. P. D. Oliveira, O. Carla Padrel de, D. Sayago, S. Dóris, J. Trindade, T. Jorge, …J. Marc (Eds.), E-Sustainability 2020: atas do Seminário Doutoral. Lisbon: Universidade Aberta. https://doi.org/10.34627/jc7h-df07

A presente obra reúne os contributos em forma de artigo resumido dos participantes no Seminário Doutoral Anual do Doutoramento em Sustentabilidade Social e Desenvolvimento, da Universidade Aberta de Portugal. Nesta publicação podem ser encontrados te... Read More about Corporate Circular Economy Reporting: A Review of Current Frameworks and Approaches..

Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions (2020)
Journal Article
Calisto Friant, M., Vermeulen, W. J., & Salomone, R. (2021). Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 27, 337-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.11.001

Since the publication of the European Union's Circular Economy Action Plan in 2015, this new sustainability paradigm has become a guiding force behind the environmental and economic policies of the Junker Commission. The European Union (EU) has taken... Read More about Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions.

Rethinking urban adaptation as a scalar geopolitics of climate governance: climate policy in the devolved territories of the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Kythreotis, A., Jonas, A. E., Mercer, T., & Marsden, T. (2020). Rethinking urban adaptation as a scalar geopolitics of climate governance: climate policy in the devolved territories of the UK. Territory, Politics, Governance, https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2020.1837220

This paper exposes missing interconnections between the urban, national and international scales in the analysis of climate adaptation policy and territorial governance in the UK. Drawing upon the results of interviews with adaptation stakeholders in... Read More about Rethinking urban adaptation as a scalar geopolitics of climate governance: climate policy in the devolved territories of the UK.

New insights into biomass combustion ash categorisation: A phylogenetic analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Zhai, J., Burke, I., Mayes, W. M., & Stewart, D. (in press). New insights into biomass combustion ash categorisation: A phylogenetic analysis. Fuel, Article 119469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119469

Combustion of biomass within power stations is a more sustainable way to generate electricity than the use of fossil fuels provided the feedstock is sustainably grown. The physical and chemical properties of biomass combustion ash from different feed... Read More about New insights into biomass combustion ash categorisation: A phylogenetic analysis.

The green economy (2020)
Other
Gibbs, D. (2019). The green economy

This encyclopedia entry examines the rise of what is termed the ‘green economy’. While there are many definitions and interpretations of how it can be defined and what it means, the basic idea comes from a growing awareness that our current forms of... Read More about The green economy.

Deep drilling reveals massive shifts in evolutionary dynamics after formation of ancient ecosystem (2020)
Journal Article
Wilke, T., Hauffe, T., Jovanovska, E., Cvetkoska, A., Donders, T., Ekschmitt, K., Francke, A., Lacey, J. H., Levkov, Z., Marshall, C. R., Neubauer, T. A., Silvestro, D., Stelbrink, B., Vogel, H., Albrecht, C., Holtvoeth, J., Krastel, S., Leicher, N., Leng, M. J., Lindhorst, K., …Wagner, B. (2020). Deep drilling reveals massive shifts in evolutionary dynamics after formation of ancient ecosystem. Science Advances, 6(40), eabb2943. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb2943

The scarcity of high-resolution empirical data directly tracking diversity over time limits our understanding of speciation and extinction dynamics and the drivers of rate changes. Here, we analyze a continuous species-level fossil record of endemic... Read More about Deep drilling reveals massive shifts in evolutionary dynamics after formation of ancient ecosystem.