Emerging Technology

Analyzing Co-Benefits and Rock Sourcing in Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment of Enhanced Rock Weathering

Kroeger J, Zhang B, Planavsky N, Yao Y. Analyzing Co-Benefits and Rock Sourcing in Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment of Enhanced Rock Weathering. Environmental Science & Technology [Internet]. 2026 ;60:6215-6226. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c14334

The role of biodegradable plastics in the global plastic future

Piao Z, Yao Y. The role of biodegradable plastics in the global plastic future. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. 2026 :1–16.

Eco-design for the sustainable scale-up of flexible transparent conductive electrodes at the early-stage development

Piao Z, Meza L, Shukla D, Venditti RA, Zhu Y, Yao Y. Eco-design for the sustainable scale-up of flexible transparent conductive electrodes at the early-stage development. Green Chem. [Internet]. 2025 ;27:15670-15683. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D5GC03167B

Supply–demand strategies for near-term climate benefits from hydrogen in the United States

Xu Y, Peng W, Yao Y. Supply–demand strategies for near-term climate benefits from hydrogen in the United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [Internet]. 2025 ;122(41):e2519606122. Available from: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2519606122

A view of the sustainable computing landscape

Lee BC, Brooks D, van Benthem A, Elgamal M, Gupta U, Hills G, Liu V, Phan LThi Xuan, Pierce B, Stewart C, et al. A view of the sustainable computing landscape. Patterns [Internet]. 2025 ;6. Available from: https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(25)00144-8

Life Cycle Assessment in the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Gaps and Opportunities

Yao Y, Zhang B. Life Cycle Assessment in the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Gaps and Opportunities. Environmental Science & Technology [Internet]. 2025 . Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09510

Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products

Lan K, Favero A, Yao Y, Mendelsohn RO, Wang HSzu-Han. Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products. Nature Communications [Internet]. 2025 ;16:1–12. Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60245-y

Sustainable aviation fuel pathways: Emissions, costs and uncertainty

Yang F, Yao Y. Sustainable aviation fuel pathways: Emissions, costs and uncertainty. Resources, Conservation and Recycling [Internet]. 2025 ;215:108124. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344925000035

A woody biomass burial

Yao Y. A woody biomass burial. Science [Internet]. 2024 ;385:1417-1418. Available from: https://www.science.org/stoken/author-tokens/ST-2145/full

Life Cycle Inventory Availability: Status and Prospects for Leveraging New Technologies

Wright MMba, Tan ECD, Tu Q, Martins A, Parvatker AG, Yao Y, Sunol A, Smith RL. Life Cycle Inventory Availability: Status and Prospects for Leveraging New Technologies. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering [Internet]. 2024 ;12:12708-12718. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c02519